Treating troubled families: Therapeutic scenario in India

Title

Treating troubled families: Therapeutic scenario in India

Creator

Thomas B.

Description

India, a country of diverse cultures, languages, life styles, and ethnicities, is becoming a land of economic change, political stability, technological advancement, and changing traditional structures of relationships as well as health consciousness. Being known for its ancient traditions, rituals, religious orientation, spiritual outlook and folk beliefs, Indian families attempt to continue certain healthy and traditional elements such as warmth, strong bond, hierarchy, extended support, cultural orientation, shared values and time, tolerance, respect for the aged and inculcation of religious teachings and traditions in families. These factors, or practices, in fact have strong therapeutic value in supplementing the growth and development of individuals in the family system in spite of its transitional position. This paper deals with the review of family-based mental health services and focuses on the changing trends of those practices in India and the advancement of Indian families in their engaging ability with mentally ill members as well as with the treating team. 2012 Institute of Psychiatry.

Source

International Review of Psychiatry, Vol-24, No. 2, pp. 91-98.

Date

2012-01-01

Coverage

Thomas B., Department of Social Work, Christ University, Bangalore 560 029, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 13691627; PubMed ID: 22515456; CODEN: IRPSE

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Review

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2012.656302

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