Sexual harassment is commonly regarded as a criminal offence that needs to be dealt with sternly using both disciplinary and legal provisions. This approach unfortunately leaves the crucial subject of mental health and social aspects of such behaviour largely untouched. The intervention and treatment model for sexual harassment calls for an effective, flexible and integrative approach focused on both internal and external needs. It requires a close understanding of both the workplace and the social environment.
This book provides an exhaustive discussion of sexual harassment, with particular focus on legal aspects as well as the wide spectrum of psychological and social consequences. It focuses on the much-needed evaluation and assessment of the perpetrators, their psychopathology and its redressal, from both clinical and social perspectives. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces makes wide-ranging recommendations for improvement in the current situation, making it indispensable for all stakeholders working for the eradication of this menace from the society.
R. C. Jiloha is a visiting professor of psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh (Uttatakhand). Currently, he is a professor of psychiatry at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi. Formerly, he was the head of psychiatry at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi. After completing his MBBS from a medical college in Rohtak, Dr Jiloha completed his postgraduation (MD) in psychiatry from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, and obtained his postdoctoral fellowship from the University of California, Los Angeles (USA). He worked at Maulana Azad Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital for 32 years in various capacities and retired as director professor in 2015. He was associated with several governmental programmes like the National Mental Health Programme. Dr Jiloha was resource person to Indian Council of Medical Research and Medical Council of India and served as the member of the Academic Councils of Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University. Winner of several national and international awards, Dr Jiloha is the former president of many professional bodies. He has published 200 research papers and six books. His main areas of interest are social psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and drug addiction.
Title: Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces: Mental Health and Social Aspects
Author: Jiloha, R. C.
ISBN: 9789353884239
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Publisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Publication Date: 2021-07-30
Number of Pages: 336
Weight: 0.5808 kg