The mental health status of tea-garden workers in North-East India: A case study

Pages: 61-64
Atasi Mohanty (Centre for Educational Technology Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)

The present case study has been conducted in the Darjeeling district of west Bengal in Nonh-East India. It primarily focuses on the life styles, mental health and attitude of tea-garden workers with a special emphasis on the status of women in this community. In order to assess this a standardized attitude scale, a culture-fair mental-health check list and an observation schedule have been used to collect first-hand information.