Jadhav, SS;
Jain, S;
Kannuri, N;
Bayetti, C;
Barua, M;
(2015)
Ecologies of Suffering: Mental Health in India.
Economic and Political Weekly
, 50
(20)
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Abstract
This article proposes an "ecology of suffering" which mediates between the sufferer and the "clinic." "Ecology" refers to the network of forces acting on and by the people suffering and those around him/her. It is chosen to stress the mix of "natural," and "social" such as landscapes or air pollution. "The clinic" refers to what happens locally between the sufferer and mental health professionals attempting to actualise the National Mental Health Policy. The aim is to enhance a crucial, yet neglected, aspect of India's National Mental Health Programme: that individual mental suffering is related to a wide range of local factors.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Ecologies of Suffering: Mental Health in India |
| Publisher version: | http://www.epw.in/journal/2015/20/commentary/ecolo... |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1500903 |
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