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The book is on "agony of destitute women" which highlights the psychological issues pertaining to stress and depression of destitute 'women in shelter homes'. Very little efforts have been made earlier to understand the problems and concerns of these women. It's crucial to note that the issues of the staff who work in shelter homes were never taken care of. It has been observed that the understanding of psychosocial care has been very limited in these shelter homes. The staff led to the inadequate care and support and at times injustice to the inmates who have been victims of difficult circumstances. This book aims to, enable the care givers of the shelter homes to understand the needs of the women and give them an insight into the spectrum of psychosocial interventions. The investigator had visited many destitute homes in her college days which created an interest in her mind from her young age to work for these women. From her observations, she has found much psychological distress and depression present in destitute women.
About the author
Dr. (Miss) Anita Sharma is Assistant Director in UGC ¿ Academic Staff College, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-5. She joined the University as Assistant Professor in Psychology in 2005. She has guided 10 Ph.D. and 22 M.Phil. Students till date. She has also authored 2 books entitled ¿Personality and Social Norms" and "Agony of Destitute Women".
