De-medicalisation of Mental Health and Alternate Healing System: A Case Study
*Corresponding Author:Received Date: Oct 10, 2023 / Published Date: Jan 25, 2025
Citation: Dip K (2025) De-medicalisation of Mental Health and Alternate Healing System: A Case Study. J Community Med Health Educ 15: 912.
Copyright: 漏 2025 Dip K. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Cultural and religious teachings frequently shape beliefs about the causes and nature of mental illness, as well as attitudes toward those who are mentally ill. Social practices go beyond mere attitudes and beliefs. Knowing individual and cultural beliefs about mental illness is indeed critical for implementing effective approaches to mental health care. Although each person's experience with mental illness is unique, the studies listed below provide a sampling of cultural perspectives on mental illness. With the advancement of medical knowledge, the state plays a pivotal role in isolating and monitoring ‘persons with intellectual disabilities in secluded places. Here knowledge production in general and medical expertise played a critical role. In this context, this paper is trying to address the following questions. Firstly, how the body of ‘persons with disabilities are subject to govern by the ‘regulatory norms and values of society? This question will help us understand the reciprocal relationship between disability and cultural practices. Further, it will help to understand the question of how gendered differences played an essential role in the sequelae of violence.
