Women?s Health and Safety in India

ABOUT THE BOOK The book focuses on the impact of gender specific risks including especially hardships, discrimination and violence on women’s general health, psychological health and well being and at exploring strategies for support, treatment and prevention in this important area. Ignoring and discrimination against women’s health is also perceived as violence against women. This book strengthen research and offer solutions to the stigma of gender and mental health and the role of women, addressing evidence based practice, health promotion, and ethical standards. The book intends to focus on health concerns of women belonging especially to the economically and socially marginalized sections.