The Story of Selvi and Gopalan. The Last Resort: Why Patients with Severe Mental Disorders go to Therapeutic Shrines In India. From the Book- Restoring Mental Health in India: Pluralistic Therapies and Concepts

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AuthorBrigitte Sebastia
AreaTirunelveli
Date Accessioned2024-11-26T09:02:54Z
Date Available2024-11-26T09:02:54Z
Date of Publication2009
DescriptionStory of Selvi and Gopalan religious therapeutic route for treatment of mental disorders.
AbstractThe case study explores various pertinent questions pertaining to people with mental disorders and the therapeutic route their family members choose. Besides, it explores when and why religious therapy is chosen for treatment of mental disorders and place of religious therapy. Why people visit therapeutic shrines and reasons for choosing religious therapy. The case study also deliberates upon the practice of Psychiatry and history of various treatment practices for patients with mental disorders involving double treatment combining religious therapy and medicine. It illuminates medical pluralism, stereotyping gender question, religion and science.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/915
ProvenanceTamil Nadu
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordPeople with Mental Disorders
CitationSébastia, B. (2009). The last resort. Why patients with severe mental disorder go to the therapeutic shrines in India. In Restoring mental health in India: Pluralistic therapies and concepts (pp. 184-206). Oxford University Press.
TitleThe Story of Selvi and Gopalan. The Last Resort: Why Patients with Severe Mental Disorders go to Therapeutic Shrines In India. From the Book- Restoring Mental Health in India: Pluralistic Therapies and Concepts
Item TypeCase Study
CoverageHealth, Medicine and Society
CoverageSocial Determinants of Health
CoverageHealth Equity External Program
Course TagMedical Pluralism. Mental Health
Course TagPerspectives around Gender, Religion and Science
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