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Steeped in archaic and narrow colonial attitudes towards people of 'unsound mind', the discourse on mental health in India, as also the public apparatus dealing with it, are rigid, exclusionary, and deeply gender insensitive. Interrogating the ways in which we understand and deal with mental health disabilities, this volume unravels the voices of women trapped in the predominantly skewed discourse of mental ill-health as 'madness', within the sciences, legal ...
This pioneering book discusses the mental health of Indian women from the twin perspectives of feminism and the philosophy of the social sciences. While the author's approach is primarily theoretical, the politics is explicitly feminist. The author's primary aim is to establish a dialogue between feminism and professional work while stressing the importance of both non-institutional models of care and an inter-disciplinary approach to issues of mental health. ...
"The gender perspective is largely lacking in the discourse on mental health in India while the debate on women’s issues rarely incorporates this important topic. At the same time, there is a growing awareness about the special mental health needs of women. Bringing together original contributions from a variety of social science perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, literature and media studies, this volume will greatly assist a holistic ...