Domestic Violence, Psychological Trauma and Mental Health of Women: A View from India
Journal Title: Women's Health – Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
With more than half a billion female population, India has the second largest population of females in the world. This immense resource needs to be provided safety, security and nurturance for society, and thereby the nation, to benefit in multitude ways. It goes without saying that at first the girl child has to be given a chance to be born and subsequently, not only accepted, but cherished. This requires an attitudinal shift in the way the girl child is perceived and treated in the patriarchal Indian society.
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L. N. Suman
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