Browsing by Author "Sahana Ghosh"

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    Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health
    (2018) Sahana Ghosh
    The case study discusses the lives Bagh-Bidhoba" (Tiger Widows) that allows us to understand a unique relationship between Gender, Environment, Culture and Mental Health through the prism of Eco-Psychiatry. It highlights the cases of social stigma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) faced by the widows. It also shows how PTSD has a strong negative impact on the earnings of these widows and the cases of extreme anxiety and fear. Besides it highlights that 72% of PTSD cases were associated with tiger attacks how many of the deaths due to tiger attack becomes illegal because of the entry into the restricted areas.
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    Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health
    (2018) Sahana Ghosh
    The case study discusses the lives Bagh-Bidhoba" (Tiger Widows) that allows us to understand a unique relationship between Gender, Environment, Culture and Mental Health through the prism of Eco-Psychiatry. It highlights the cases of social stigma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) faced by the widows. It also shows how PTSD has a strong negative impact on the earnings of these widows and the cases of extreme anxiety and fear. Besides it highlights that 72% of PTSD cases were associated with tiger attacks how many of the deaths due to tiger attack becomes illegal because of the entry into the restricted areas.