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| Effects of forced displacement on the mental health of older people in North India | | Author(s) | Satish Kedia, John van Willigen |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 3, no 1, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 81-94 |
| Keywords | House removal ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Anxiety ; India. |
| Annotation | Forced displacement, such as that caused by large hydro-electric dam projects, has significant socioeconomic and health implications for the affected indigenous people. Older resettlers (age 55+) are especially vulnerable to this type of displacement. Not only do they experience changes to their physical living spaces but they also suffer dramatic changes to their cultural environment, lifestyle, dietary habits, and health resources. The authors discuss some of the negative mental health outcomes of forced displacement on older resettlers in the Gathwal Himalayas in North India. This research presents compelling evidence of the declining mental health of older resettlers, focusing primarily on aspects of their depression and anxiety. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020301209 A |
| Classmark | TNH: D: ENR: ENP: 7FA |
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