Violence and Its Impact on Mental Health
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Judging from reports in the media, violence seems to have become an unavoidable part of our lives. Looking back in time, we see the dark and prominent stains of deliberate brutality throughout human history. Whether it is war, revolution, murder, domestic violence or any other kind of act which inflicts harm on another, violence has accompanied the human condition from the very beginning and throughout evolution to the present day. Right from the time man lived in caves and used stone-age tools, to this time when he lives in metropolitan cities and uses electronic gadgets, violence has never really left his side.Apart from irredeemable loss to the victim in many cases, this one act of violence may also affect the victim’s family members, community members as well as onlookers and bystanders. Physical violence frequently leaves psychological scars which have far reaching impacts which in turn multiplies the chances of an unhealthy mental condition. In the era of the Anthropocene, when man has taken over the Earth as the ruling species, it is appropriate that the violence inflicted by humans and its impact on fellow humans as well as the other inhabitants of the planet be considered and studied. This will make it possible for us to freshly locate preventive measures as well as cures for this harmful behavior. This paper attempts to review and summarize information that research scholars have been able to sift through from their findings.
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Nandita Roy
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