ABSTRACT:
The traditional belief is a subset of culture in our society. It is playing a significant role in reference to Indian mythology. It is a vital part of traditional culture. Sometimes it has been associated with the belief of supernatural causes of the mental health problem. But in contemporary society most of the problems have been developed due to discrepancy between culture goals and means of social sources, even aspiration and achievement for the full file of the culture goals as it has been accepted by the society. The traditional belief has mostly been criticized by the psychiatrist during the celebration of mental health week every year for the awareness about mental illness. But it will not be sufficient for merely celebration of week unless the mental health educators have been appointed in the society. Even the traditional belief should not be criticized by the mental health expert since they are playing a role of action counselor for the management of mental health issues. In an initial stage the stigma has not been stuck up on the suffering person as well as his / her family members and becoming wellbeing.
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Dinesh Deman. Traditional belief for Mental Health Care and Wellbeing. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2025;16(3):234-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2025.00039
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Dinesh Deman. Traditional belief for Mental Health Care and Wellbeing. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2025;16(3):234-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2025.00039 Available on: https://rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-16-3-13
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