Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context

Chandra, Prabha S.; Shah, Anisha; Shenoy, Jyothi; Kumar, Udaya; Varghese, Mathew; Bhatti, Ranbir S.; Channabasavanna, S. M.

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“…[1] In fact, a healthy body weight was considered as symbol of nurturance and good family life. [6] Our case further confirms the changing concept of Anorexia nervosa in India, and how imitation of western lifestyle is affecting our society. We have to be more vigilant about this new “culture change syndrome”, and educate individuals that “being slim” and the “size-zero fad” should not be blindly considered as a sign of attractiveness.…”

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Anorexia Nervosa-restricted type with obsessive traits in a pre-pubertal female: A case report

Vijayvergia¹,

Sharma²,

Agarwal³

et al. 2012

Indian J Psychiatry

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Anorexia Nervosa-restricted type with obsessive traits in a pre-pubertal female: A case report

Vijayvergia¹,

Sharma²,

Agarwal³

et al. 2012

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…Two third of the group did very well or moderately well. [50] Later studies have reported improvement with family therapy in patients with a wide range of psychiatric problems, including schizophrenia,[51] alcohol dependence,[52] eating disorders,[53] epileptic psychosis,[54] adolescent conduct disorder,[55] marital problems,[56–59] family violence[6061] and in families coping with people living with HIV AIDS. [62]…”

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Indian family systems, collectivistic society and psychotherapy

Chadda

Deb

2013

Indian J Psychiatry

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Indian society is collectivistic and promotes social cohesion and interdependence. The traditional Indian joint family, which follows the same principles of collectivism, has proved itself to be an excellent resource for the care of the mentally ill. However, the society is changing with one of the most significant alterations being the disintegration of the joint family and the rise of nuclear and extended family system. Although even in today's changed scenario, the family forms a resource for mental health that the country cannot neglect, yet utilization of family in management of mental disorders is minimal. Family focused psychotherapeutic interventions might be the right tool for greater involvement of families in management of their mentally ill and it may pave the path for a deeper community focused treatment in mental disorders. This paper elaborates the features of Indian family systems in the light of the Asian collectivistic culture that are pertinent in psychotherapy. Authors evaluate the scope and effectiveness of family focused psychotherapy for mental disorders in India, and debate the issues and concerns faced in the practice of family therapy in India.

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“…Carson and Chowdhury (2000) have effectively documented the necessity for family therapy in India. In addition, we would like to highlight that India is seeing an increase in rates of suicide, homicide, rape, and psychiatric related problems (Agarwal, Mehta, & Gupta, 1978;Chandra et al, 1995;Davar, 1999) in part because of the stresses of modern day life. India is second only to China in a ranking of nations by total number of suicides (Khan, 2002) with the highest rates of suicides occurring in the age groups of 20-30 years (Venkoba, 1984).…”

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A Re-Examination of the Current Status and Future of Family Therapy in India

Mittal

Hardy

2005

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Marital and family counseling has existed in India for many decades. However, the formalized discipline of marital and family counseling/therapy has its theoretical foundation in the West. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the need for and the current status of the practice of marriage and family therapy (MFT) in India. Based on our limited experiences we have attempted to prognosticate the future of the profession of family therapy in India by proposing a number of salient issues that we think would be useful discussion points as the development and advancement of family therapy in India is considered. KEY WORDS: Marriage and family therapy; India; status of profession.Marital and family counseling in India is not new. Indian folk tales and scriptures make references to and present numerous examples of advice being given by a large range of persons such as family members, doctors, lawyers, and priests, to married individuals as well as to those on the threshold of marriage (Mane, 1991). However, the formalized discipline of marital and family counseling/therapy (MFT) has its theoretical foundation in the West. Indians experiencing emotional problems typically visit native healers, gurus, and exorcists (Davar, 1999) before approaching a counselor or therapist. Mental health services are mostly sought as either a last resort Mona Mittal, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at

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Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Anorexia Nervosa-restricted type with obsessive traits in a pre-pubertal female: A case report

Anorexia Nervosa-restricted type with obsessive traits in a pre-pubertal female: A case report

Indian family systems, collectivistic society and psychotherapy

A Re-Examination of the Current Status and Future of Family Therapy in India

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