COVID-19: India’s Response to Domestic Violence Needs Rethinking

Nigam, Shalu

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“…Moreover, the continued restrictions on physical mobility could place a higher burden on the social networks of vulnerable individuals, thus reducing their access to social support over time and impacting their adaptability. Additionally, in a patriarchal society such as India, with a high prevalence of domestic abuse [19], the lockdown [20] (especially limited mobility) can potentially increase the risk of experiencing domestic abuse. Prolonged exposure to the threat of domestic violence could worsen the mental health of women during this crisis.…”

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Dynamics of psychological responses to COVID-19 in India: A longitudinal study

2020

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The novel COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos around the globe. To curb its spread, the Government of India announced a nationwide lockdown on March 24th, 2020 for 21 days, which was extended further for a longer time. This long period of lockdown disrupted the routine of all citizens, affecting their psychological well-being. While recent studies showed the psychological burden of Indians during the pandemic, no study has assessed whether the psychological toll changed over time due to repeated extensions of the lockdown. We followed up 159 Indian adults during the first two months of the lockdown to assess any change in their anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. Multilevel linear regression models of repeated observations nested within individuals adjusted for sociodemographic covariates showed that anxiety (β = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.03, 1.60), stress (β = 0.51, CI: 0.32, 0.70), and depressive symptoms (β = 0.37, CI: 0.13, 0.60) increased over time during the lockdown. This increase was higher among women than men independent of covariates. Individual resilience was negatively associated with adverse psychological outcomes. Our findings suggested that while the lockdown may help in effectively addressing this pandemic, the state and society at large need to be sensitive to the mental health impacts of a long-drawnout lockdown. Such effects likely have long-term sequelae. The disproportionate impact on women needs immediate attention. Moreover, it behooves society to address the root causes driving the unequal distribution of psychological distress during such crises.

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Dynamics of psychological responses to COVID-19 in India: A longitudinal study

2020

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“…The novel coronavirus disease (COVID- 19), which originated in China, was declared a public health emergency by WHO on January 30th, 2020 [ 1 ]. With a steep global increase in the number of infected persons, different countries took stringent measures to curb its spread, including nationwide "lockdowns."…”

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“…Moreover, the continued restrictions on physical mobility could place a greater burden on the social networks of vulnerable individuals, thus reducing access to social support over time and impacting their adaptability. Further, in a patriarchal society such as India, with a high prevalence of domestic abuse [ 18 ], the lockdown [ 19 ](especially limited mobility) potentially increases the risk of experiencing domestic abuse, prolonged exposure to which can worsen the mental health of women during this crisis.…”

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Dynamics of psychological responses to Covid-19 in India: A longitudinal study

Gopal

Sharma

Subramanyam

2020

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To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, India announced a nationwide lockdown on 24th March 2020 for 21 days, later extended for a longer time. This long period of lockdown greatly disrupted routine life and likely affecting citizens psychological well-being. The psychological toll of the pandemic on Indians is documented. However, no study has assessed whether the psychological toll changed over time due to repeated extensions of the lockdown. We followed up 159 Indian adults during the first two months of the lockdown to assess any change in their anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. Multilevel linear regression models of repeated observations nested within individuals, adjusted for socio-demographic covariates, showed that anxiety (β=0.81, CI: 0.03, 1.60), stress (β=0.51, CI: 0.32, 0.70), and depressive symptoms (β=0.37, CI: 0.13, 0.60) increased over time during the lockdown. This increase was higher among women than men independent of covariates. Individual resilience was negatively associated with the psychological outcomes. This suggests that the state needs to address the current mental health impacts of a long-drawn out lockdown and its long-term sequelae. Disproportionate burden on women needs immediate attention. Sustainable change requires addressing the root causes driving the gender inequalities in psychological distress during such crises.

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“…Moreover, no policy level guidelines have been issued at the national or state level to declare DV as an emergency or to announce DV services or health services as essential either during the lockdown or post-lockdown period. 19 WHO 1 recommends providing sexual and GBV and sexual reproductive health services to be considered essential services during any emergency. There is a growing need for novel digital approaches in supporting DV victims, particularly in a pandemic situation.…”

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Tele-Case Work Consultation to Woman Survivor of Domestic Violence During COVID 19 Pandemic

Vranda

2021

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 have resulted in social isolation, reduced social support system, and increased domestic violence (DV) cases against women and children. The governments and NGOs have taken several measures to prevent DV by starting helpline, WhatsApp numbers, and counseling services during the lockdown to safeguard the women. This paper describes a case scenario of how we offered tele-case work consultation during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the procedure adopted, and preventive measures followed while providing a tailor-made psychosocial intervention to a DV survivor. It also discusses the strengths and challenges while offering tele-consultation and possible steps to overcome the technological barriers to mental health professionals.

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COVID-19: India’s Response to Domestic Violence Needs Rethinking

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Dynamics of psychological responses to COVID-19 in India: A longitudinal study

Dynamics of psychological responses to COVID-19 in India: A longitudinal study

Dynamics of psychological responses to Covid-19 in India: A longitudinal study

Tele-Case Work Consultation to Woman Survivor of Domestic Violence During COVID 19 Pandemic

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