Citation

Chowdhury A, Roy S, Brahma A. Indian J. Psychiatry 2022; 64(4): 418-422.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_997_21

PMID

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Abstract

COVID-19 lockdown enforced distressed reverse migration in Sundarban, which caused an unprecedented population addition to the already devastated fragile Sundarban ecosystem. Acute poverty and food crisis prompted many migrants to explore forest-based living, thus enhancing fatal human-tiger conflicts. Families of deceased migrants face significant mental health trauma and catastrophic psychosocial consequences. © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

mental health; suicide; climate change; psychosocial care; Sundarban; Article; middle income country; coronavirus disease 2019; lockdown; Human-tiger conflicts; reverse migration