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Record Nr.

UNINA9910409711303321

Titolo

Mental Health and Illness in the Rural World / / edited by Santosh Kumar Chaturvedi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-10-2345-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 pages)

Collana

Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, , 2511-8315

Disciplina

362.10425

Soggetti

Psychiatry

Neurosciences

Counseling

Psychobiology

Human behavior

Public health

Neuroscience

Counseling Psychology

Behavioral Neuroscience

Public Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

From the contents Differences of prevalence of mental disorders in villages and towns -- Socio economic factors affecting mental health -- Gender differences in mental health of the rural people -- Common cultural Beliefs and Practices pertaining to mental health in the rural world -- Organization of mental health services in rural areas -- Advantages and disadvantages in the management of mental illnesses in rural areas -- Future directions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks into the mental health challenges in the rural world, the socio economic and cultural factors bearing on them and the best clinical practices to deal with them. It elaborates on the pressures of globalization and modernization that rural people find themselves in which brings about ever increasing stressful conditions. It also covers the lack of awareness about mental health issues and services which



lead to further problems.