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“My father was born into a debt of trauma. And so was I.”
The composition of a human tear is 98.2% water, 1.1% organic compounds, and 0.7% inorganic salts. If you were to trace where my tears came from, you’d have to travel down the western ridge of the Indian subcontinent to a tiny, unassuming village called Torke.
Rapidly changing social and economic structures increase mental health risks for the nomadic Gujjar Bakarwal communities
Although research has pointed to high rates of stressors in the community, few among the Gujjar Bakarwals access mental health care. People usually approach a professional at a later stage when symptoms become severe or disruptive, and the patient shows aggressive behaviour or acute social isolation.
For Catholic nuns, spirituality comes with isolation, pressure to conform and burnout
At least 10% of India’s nuns have mental health issues, as they are pulled between the spiritual path and worldly life. Sexual assault cases, behavioural issues from unresolved childhood trauma and rigid structures of the church are also considered factors for deteriorating mental health among the nuns, at times resulting in suicides.
“My father was born into a debt of trauma. And so was I.”
The composition of a human tear is 98.2% water, 1.1% organic compounds, and 0.7% inorganic salts. If you were to trace where my tears came from, you’d have to travel down the western ridge of the Indian subcontinent to a tiny, unassuming village called Torke.
Rapidly changing social and economic structures increase mental health risks for the nomadic Gujjar Bakarwal communities
Although research has pointed to high rates of stressors in the community, few among the Gujjar Bakarwals access mental health care. People usually approach a professional at a later stage when symptoms become severe or disruptive, and the patient shows aggressive behaviour or acute social isolation.
For Catholic nuns, spirituality comes with isolation, pressure to conform and burnout
At least 10% of India’s nuns have mental health issues, as they are pulled between the spiritual path and worldly life. Sexual assault cases, behavioural issues from unresolved childhood trauma and rigid structures of the church are also considered factors for deteriorating mental health among the nuns, at times resulting in suicides.
As the sea gobbles up the coast, Thiruvananthapuram residents are relocated. But are they rehabilitated too?
Most people in Pozhiyoor showed symptoms of trauma and depression after the flood-induced displacement. What affected them the most though was the disintegration of the social and religious fabric.
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