Psychosocial issues among widows and widowers

ISBN-13: 9783659766183 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 68 str.

Bharathi Polkampally;Sridevi Godishala;Kumar K. B.

Opis

This book Psychosocial issues among widows and widowers - Loneliness, depression and social network is a collection of details regarding various Psychological and Social issues with widows and widowers. This research has carried out in various hospitals at Andhra Pradesh, during the period of 2009 and 2010. Book includes five chapters with references; it explains various psycho-social issues in detail and its effects on widows and widowers. It was an experimental design and compared with widows and widowers. Thus it explains that higher levels of loneliness are associated with elevated levels of depressive symptoms.Widowers were found to be reporting higher loneliness than widows though later group reported higher depression than the former.

O autorze

M.A Psychology (Child's Mental Health), M.Ed & M.Phil Rehabilitation Psychology(2010).Worked as a psychology lecturer in B.Ed college for 5yrs and as a child welfare committee member for 3yrs.Currently working as a Rehabilitation Psychologist with S.V.S medical college & hospital, and also attend family counselling centre at women police station.