Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Revisiting psychotherapeutic practices in Karnataka, India: Lessons from indigenous healing methods Subject The topic of the resource India; Indigenous healing; Karnataka; Mental illness; Psychotherapy Description An account of the resource Psychotherapeutic practices in India observes a paradigm shift with the current focus on the indigenous movement which has hit the discipline of Psychology like any other stream in Social Sciences and Humanities. The professional challenges and issues faced by the mental health professionals in this country has always revolved around on the 'uncanny' realm of myths, beliefs and religions as far as mental illness is concerned (Prasadarao &amp; Sudhir, 2001). Efforts have been initiated in exploring the cultural and social roots of the health-illness constructs as well as debating on the possibility of 'integration' of these different philosophies. This paper is designed to understand the various therapeutic forms and processes in indigenous healing practices and to analyse the negotiation between indigenous healing practices and psychotherapy with special reference to Karnataka, one of the States situated in the Southern part of India. The study approaches the cultural landscape of Karnataka state based on a qualitative research design wherein in-depth unstructured interview of healers and mental health practitioners and systematic observation of some indigenous healing forms are adopted as methods of data collection. The paper concludes by looking at the challenges of constructing ethnospecific interventions in psychotherapy and the need to develop more cultural-specific theories taking into account the cultural history of the community. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Varghese K.J.; Gopal B.; Thomas T.M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, Vol-49, No. 3, pp. 128-136. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Institute of Health Promotion and Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2011.10708219" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2011.10708219</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80053189766&amp;doi=10.1080%2F14635240.2011.10708219&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=43ab6e2ba99da1a3ef27f027ed640aac" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80053189766&amp;doi=10.1080%2f14635240.2011.10708219&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=43ab6e2ba99da1a3ef27f027ed640aac</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14635240; CODEN: IHPEF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Varghese K.J., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore 29, India; Gopal B., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore 29, India; Thomas T.M., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore 29, India