Overview
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Meenu Anand
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Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Sheds light on discourses on gender and mental health
- Combines academic insights and real-world lessons learned from leading researchers in academia working in mental health
- Explains gender from a feminist discourse perspective and explores various sexual identities
- Offers a handy reference guide to mental health
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxxix
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Conceptual Underpinnings for Gender and Mental Health
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- Nilima Srivastava, Meenu Anand
Pages 3-17
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- M. S. Bhatia, Aparna Goyal
Pages 47-62
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Mental Health Scenario in India: A Gendered Lens
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- Ananya Mahapatra, Smita N. Deshpande
Pages 109-127
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Gendering Mental Health: Field Narratives
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Front Matter
Pages 157-157
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- Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Sheena Varughese
Pages 159-172
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- Lakshmi Narasimhan, K. V. Kishore Kumar, Barbara Regeer, Vandana Gopikumar
Pages 173-191
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- Shubhada Maitra, Ashwini Survase
Pages 193-205
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- Mark David Chong, Amy Forbes, Abraham P. Francis, Jamie Fellows
Pages 207-221
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- Anupama V. Prabhu, Anu Sonia Vincent, Uma Parameswaran, Chitra Venkateswaran
Pages 223-235
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- Gunjan Chandhok, Meenu Anand
Pages 237-251
About this book
This book focuses on various aspects of gender and mental health. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives and scholarship, it summarizes the complex intertwining of illness and culture in the context of the rising frequency of mental disorders. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which examines the fundamental and conceptual underpinnings of mental health, well-being and wellness from a gender perspective, in order to present an overview of mental health through a holistic gender lens. The second section focuses on the mental health scenario in India, examining the epidemiological data and etiology of mental illness from a psychosocial standpoint. Lastly, the third section shares field-based narratives that reflect the multifaceted challenges related to the treatment of mental illness, inclusion and the promotion of positive mental health. It also includes success stories in diverse settings. The book is an indispensable read for scholars and professionals in psychology, sociology, gender studies and social work.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Meenu Anand
About the editor
Meenu Anand, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, India. She has an extensive professional experience and exposure in the areas of gender, education and mental health. Formerly with the Women's Studies & Development Centre, University of Delhi, she has also taught at Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi. Dr. Anand has been actively involved in working on issues related to gender, mental health and education for more than two decades. She has led various national and international projects focussing on multifaceted developmental issues during her specialized work experience with various grassroots NGOs. Dr. Meenu Anand also specializes as a trainer and conducts various capacity building and gender sensitization workshops for school, college and university teachers, journalists, police personnel, NGO functionaries and several other stakeholders. She has been instrumental in the development of curriculum at the Post Graduate level on gender for Women’s Studies and Development Centre, University of Delhi. She has an exhaustive list of publications to her credit, in the form of books as well as research papers in national and international journals that seek to highlight issues related to gender, mental health and social work within interdisciplinary frameworks. Dr. Anand is passionate about working and researching on gender, education and mental health.
