"What is strange is that we don't have more children coming to us": Child psychiatry and scholastic pressure in Kolkata

How do child psychiatrists in Kolkata reflect on the links between scholastic pressure and rising rates of mental illness? As is known from many ethnographic studies, giving one's child a "top" education is a central concern of Indian parents today, especially among the middle classes...

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Main Author: Stefan Ecks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2012-09-01
Series:The South Asianist
Online Access:http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/44