Pooja Gala, Arunima Ticku, Tanvi Pawar, Shivani Sapre, Pooja Gupta, Kaavya Iyer, Hansika Kapoor, Rupa Kalahasthi, Savita Kulkarni, Poorvi Iyer
OBJECTIVES: A significant gap is observed between the proportion of individuals suffering from mental health (MH)-related conditions and those receiving adequate MH care services, especially in rural areas. This study highlights and contextualizes MH concerns and its extant knowledge as well as gender roles in rural Maharashtra (India). METHODS: Using in-depth interviews, MH themes were highlighted analytically among 72 female beneficiaries of Svatantra from the six administrative divisions (Konkan, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur) in the state of Maharashtra, India...
2024: Global Mental Health