An exploratory study of Mental Health and wellbeing in the Spiti Valley
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
The Spiti valley is a remote, high altitude desert in the district of Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh with approximately 11,852 inhabitants across 62 distinct villages. Tibetan Buddhism is the dominant religion, with pre-Buddhist Bon traditions remaining strongly ingrained in the culture. It is also known for its exotic wild life and rich flora and fauna. It is a designated tribal area and as such receives extra support from the Central Government of India [1-3]. The cultural landscape consists largely of Buddhist monasteries and mud houses, some of which as old as 10th century AD largely comprise the cultural landscape of the valley. It is only since three decades that the valley is open to tourists. In addition, Spiti valley is cut off from the rest of the world for 6-8 months of the year due to extreme weather conditions. The temperature in winter drops to -20’C to -30’C. All these conditions make the life of people in Spiti one of the harshest living conditions in the world [4]. The study is an attempt to explore mental health in the valley with the rapid development and exposure of the valley inhabitants to the outer world.
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Shraddha Vora
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.5.4.2018.486-490
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