Health Care Challenges in India: Psycho-Social Perspectives

ABOUT THE BOOK In this contemporary era, people are becoming conscious about health. Awareness is being created in field by various means, be it in institutions or a wide level like ‘Fit India Movement’. Health is a positive state of well-being with harmonious development of physical and mental capability of individual; it is not mere absence of disease.This book is a fine blend of conceptual analysis, theoretical formulation, empirical findings and objective evaluation. It has twenty nine research papers/articles contributed by psychologist, psychiatrists, home-scientists, faculty members, research scholars and social workers-which provide deep insight into various dimensions of health care challenges in India. This book takes into consideration physical factors as predictor of health, focuses on impact of physical fitness and ageing on health gives insight to socio-cultural aspects of health, health determining behaviour and helps in understanding and changing behaviour.It is hoped that the book will assist professionals, academicians, practioners and non- professionals as well in enhancing their knowledge and skills in the field of health psychology and health care management. ABOUT THE EDITORS S.K. Srivastava is presently working as a Professor in Department of Psychology and Dean Faculty of Humanities at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.