Against all odds : psychosocial distress and healing among women /

An in-depth study of the psychosocial distress a big city creates for and in women.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nayar, Mahima (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Delhi : Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2019.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > Etiology.
Women > Mental health.
Social psychiatry.
Community Psychiatry
Femmes > Santé mentale.
Psychiatrie sociale.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Depression, Mental > Etiology
Social psychiatry
Women > Mental health
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : so what is abnormal?
  • Culture, context and distress
  • Finding a way through the labyrinth
  • Deconstructing madness : possession and pains
  • Women, social structure and distress
  • Learning to live alone : paisa, bimari aur jinn
  • Conclusion : pathways to health and healing
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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