Domestic Violence, Psychological Trauma and Mental Health of Women: A View from India

Abstract

 With more than half a billion female population, India has the second largest popula
tion of females in the world. This immense resource needs to be provided safety, security and 
nurturance for society, and thereby the nation, to benefit in multitude ways. It goes without 
saying that at first the girl child has to be given a chance to be born and subsequently, not only 
accepted, but cherished. This requires an attitudinal shift in the way the girl child is perceived 
and treated in the patriarchal Indian society