IJSSER

Title: SPEAK YOUR TRUTH: THE APPLICATION AND LIMITATIONS OF NARRATIVE THERAPY IN TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN INDIAN WOMEN
Authors: Heiyya Kapoor
\|\| \|\|
Heiyya Kapoor The Shri Ram School, Aravali
MLA 8 Kapoor, Heiyya. "SPEAK YOUR TRUTH: THE APPLICATION AND LIMITATIONS OF NARRATIVE THERAPY IN TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN INDIAN WOMEN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 7, July 2020, pp. 2036-2043, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=142. Accessed July 2020. APA 6 Kapoor, H. (2020, July). SPEAK YOUR TRUTH: THE APPLICATION AND LIMITATIONS OF NARRATIVE THERAPY IN TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN INDIAN WOMEN. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(7), 2036-2043. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=142 Chicago Kapoor, Heiyya. "SPEAK YOUR TRUTH: THE APPLICATION AND LIMITATIONS OF NARRATIVE THERAPY IN TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN INDIAN WOMEN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 7 (July 2020), 2036-2043. Accessed July, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=142.
References [1]. Balan, S.S., These Kerala rehabilitation homes help people with mental illness integrate into society. The News Minute. 11th March 2018 [2]. Brown, C., and Augusta-Scott, T. (2007). Narrative Therapy. Sage Publications. Accessed on 11th July 2020 [3]. Etchison, M., and Kleist, D.M. (2000). Review of Narrative Therapy: Research and Review, Family Journal. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [4]. Feminism in India. Why We Need To Focus On Women’s Mental Health. 22nd November 2018 [5]. Fish, V. (1993). Post Structuralism in Family Therapy: Interrogating the Narrative/Conversational Mode. Journal of Family Therapy. Accessed on 13th July 2020 [6]. Gantara, B., and Hirve, S. (1994). Male Bias in health care utilization for under-fives in a rural community in western India. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [7]. Ghavami M., Fatehizadeh M., Faramarzi S., and Nouri E.A. (2014) The effectiveness of the narrative therapy on the social anxiety and the self-esteem among the girl students. Journal of Social Psychology. Accessed on 13th July 2020 [8]. Kangaslampi S., Garoff F., and Peltonen K. (2015). Narrative exposure therapy for immigrant children traumatized by war: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of effectiveness and mechanisms of change. BMC Psychiatry. Accessed on 13th July 2020 [9]. Kohli, N. Anxiety and depression more prevalent among women than men in India: Study. The Week. 23rd December 2019 [10]. Kumar, P., Nehra, D.K., and Dahiya, S. (2013). Women Empowerment and Mental Health: A Psychosocial Perspective. Delhi Psychiatry Journal. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [11]. Looyeh M.Y., Kamali K, Ghasemi A, and Tonawanik P (2014). Treating social phobia in children through group narrative therapy. Journal of Artistic Psychotherapy. Accessed on 11th July 2020 [12]. Mahajan, P.B., Rajendran, P.K., Sunderamurthy, B., Keshavan, S. and Bazroy, J. (2019). Analyzing Indian mental health systems: Reflecting, learning, and working towards a better future. Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [13]. Mehta, A. Rewrite Your Story. Pune Mirror. 27th March 2019 [14]. Melchert, T.P. (2011). Understanding and Resolving Theoretical Confusion in Professional Psychology. Foundations of Personal Psychology. Accessed on 10th July 2020 [15]. Minuchin, S. (1998). Where is the Family in Narrative Family Therapy? Journal of Marital & Family Therapy. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [16]. Norcross J.C. (2007). Prescriptive Eclectic Therapy. American Psychological Association. Accessed on 11th July 2020 [17]. Pathare S., Shields-Zeeman L., Walters B.H., Kapadia-Kundu N., and Joag K. (2017). . Promoting wellbeing and improving access to mental health care through community champions in rural India: The Atmiyata intervention approach. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. Accessed on 14th July 2020 [18]. Ravan, A., and Esfandeyari, M. (2016). The Role of Narrative Therapy in Reducing Social [19]. Anxiety and Improve Social Interactions. International Journal of Philosophy and Social-Psychological Sciences. Accessed on 13th July 2020 [20]. Sagar, R., Dandona, R., et. al. (2017). The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017. The Lancet Psychiatry. Accessed on 10th July 2020 [21]. White, M. (2007). Maps of Narrative Practice. Accessed on 13th July 2020 [22]. White, M. and Epston, D. (1990). Narrative means to therapeutic ends. W. W. Norton. Accessed on 11th July 2020 [23]. Winslade, J. and Monk, G. (2000) Narrative Mediation: A New Approach to Conflict Resolution. Jossey-Bass. Accessed on 10th July 2020 [24]. World Health Organization (1997). World Health Organization. Nations for Mental Health: A Focus on Women. Accessed on 14th July 2020
Abstract: Indian women are disproportionately burdened by psychological illnesses including anxiety and depression disorders, which prevent them from emancipating themselves in a society that aligns themselves with patriarchal principles and values. This paper has determined that regressive social norms that deny women in India agency and mobility are responsible for a higher prevalence of anxiety disorders amongst Indian women as compared to their male counterparts. Narrative therapy is a type of psychotherapy that allows patients and therapists to co-author positive and empowering narratives that are based on their values and skills to counter negative stereotypes and discourse enforced upon patients by oppressive social hierarchies. This paper has found that narrative therapy has been effective in treating anxiety disorders, especially amongst individuals belonging to marginalized communities. Women in India face a plethora of barriers that prevent their access to mental healthcare. This paper has determined that there is an urgent need to implement narrative therapy in India, in combination with other therapeutic practices to develop Eclectic therapy models in an attempt to improve the lives of women suffering from anxiety disorders.

IJSSER is Member of