Bhargavi Davar is a noted mental health activist in

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. She is the managing trustee of The Bapu Trust, an organisation that was founded in 1999 dedicated to the research and activism of

mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental hea ...

issues.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-02/pune/29841875_1_limited-guardianship-persons-draft-bill She has written numerous articles in medical journals.

Bibliography

*''Mental Health from a Gender Perspective'' (2001, SAGE Publications) *''Psychoanalysis as a Human Science: Beyond Foundationalism'' (1995, co-authored by Parameshwar R Bhat, SAGE Publications) *''Mental Health of Indian Women'' (1999, SAGE Publications) * Depression and the Use of Natural Healing Methods (2007). In: Peter Stastny & Peter Lehmann (Eds.), ''Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry'' (pp. 83–90). Berlin / Eugene / Shrewsbury: Peter Lehmann Publishing. (UK), (USA). (E-Book in 2021.) * Depressionen und die Anwendung natürlicher Heilmethoden (2007). In: Peter Lehmann / Peter Stastny (Eds.): ''Statt Psychiatrie 2'', Berlin / Eugene / Shrewsbury: Antipsychiatrieverlag, S. 83–92. (E-Book in 2021) *''Shodh: Psychiatry pallikadill vatancha'' (2019), co-edited with Peter Lehmann & Peter Stastny), Pune: BAPU Trust for Research on Mind & Discourse,

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Bhargavi Davar's article
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