Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health
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2018
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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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Story of Bagh-Bidhoba (Tiger-Widows) in villages of Sundarbans. Available at-https://india.mongabay.com/2018/12/tiger-widows-of-sundarbans-navigating-ecology-beliefs-and-mental-health/
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Tiger-Widows in Sundarbans Community
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Mental Health
Health as Social Phenomena
What is Public Health: Perspectives, Ethics and Values
Health as Social Phenomena
What is Public Health: Perspectives, Ethics and Values