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“I had accepted that I might die – this allowed me to continue helping.” The Testimony of a Doctor
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“Come in!” we hear in response to our gentle knock on the door. We enter Dr. Cena’s modestly furnished office in the heart of the community health centre.
“Take a […]
Golden Bag. A story about fraud and magic
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She is ready. Upright, she stands in front of her modest house. Golden Bag is emblazoned across the small black sports bag she carries in her hand. In the […]
Utterances of Distress
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Headache
Worries
Sadness
Blood pressure
Nervousness
Pain
Sleeping problems
Stress
Back pain
Impaired eyesight
Heart problems
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The War Widow: Marginal – Unruly – Iconic
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Women who lost their husbands during the Kosovo War were perceived to be hovering in a liminal space. They could neither be treated as married women nor as ordinary […]
The Game of Truth OR how to convince village women to seek mental health care
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“Women who come from rural areas don’t know how to explain their health problems to psychiatrists like me. When I tell them that their problems have a psychological basis, […]