Colombia is now projecting a new, positive image to the world after overcoming a past characterised by politically inspired guerrilla warfare and violent conflict with narco-trafficking cartels which had ravaged the country for decades. Even before…
The aim of the present study was to examine the attitudes towards people with mental illness in the city of Bangalore. The sample consisted of 400 people living in different parts of the city. They were assessed on socio-demographic data sheet,…
Multi-factorial contribution of bio-psychological and social constitution has been established as a maintaining factor for chronic illnesses like Schizophrenia. Current case study depicts how long term impairments can have considerable effects on a…
This article examines how narcotics came to be at the centre of US Foreign Policy in Latin America as of the latter half of the 20th Century. The central role of narcotics, referred to as narcotisation, is evident in the case study of US-Colombia…
Karnataka is closer to the average of India in case of health status and health facilities, but compared to the states like Kerala, it stands too low. The most striking problem, related to the health infrastructure and health status arises out of the…
P John Joseph Kennedy (Edr), Minority Discourses in India: Narrating Centres and Peripheries, Viva Books Private Limited, New Delhi, 2017, pp. 94, ISBN 978-81-309-3409-9
The United States has seen presidential administrations with lofty goals for healthcare policy come and go time and again since its founding, but never an efficient healthcare system. The healthcare debate has been raging in America for years. Should…
Qualitative research has highlighted the complexinterplay of multiple factors that preclude persons withschizophrenia in rural Indian settings for discontinuedpsychiatric treatment. In this context, this paper aims toestablish the face and content…
Health communication is a branch of communication studies that deals with the communication patterns and practices adopted in health education discourses. All forms of communicationare oriented towards promoting information related to health falls…
