Psychology of Accident Victims in India: Explorations in Embodiment, Suffering and Healing

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Deepika Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), India)

Psychology of Accident Victims in India

Explorations in Embodiment, Suffering and Healing

Deepika Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), India)

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Routledge India
26 August 2024

Regional studies; Psychology; Social, group or collective psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Clinical psychology

Series: Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups

This book traces the psychological journey of accident survivors with locomotor disability, as they move from processes of suffering to healing. It provides a holistic understanding of disability by looking into the embodied understanding of the body as shaped by the socio-political and cultural discourses around impairment.

The book addresses the lack of critical qualitative research on the health and well-being of those with disabilities by developing a nuanced understanding of the experiences of people with disabilities (PWDs). It showcases the challenges PWDs face and process of recovery and regaining agency through interviews and personal narratives. It also highlights the help and support they require and the steps we need to take to better understand and address the everyday needs of PWDs.

An important addition to the research on disability studies in the Global South, this book will be of interest to researchers and students of disability studies, critical health psychology, mental health of vulnerable populations and sociology as well as professionals working in the area of health and rehabilitation. People engaged in policymaking related to disability services, rehabilitation and rights will also find this book helpful.

By: Deepika Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032406923
ISBN 10: 1032406925
Series: Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Deepika Sharma is Assistant Professor of psychology at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Delhi University and her PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her research interests are qualitative research, disability studies, critical health psychology, mental health of vulnerable population and Indian psychology.