[Reader-list] Voices Unheard

[peerzada arshad]

Thankyou  Gitika for your interest in my research.
   
  Being a reporter i have tried my level best to do the research objectively. i have not used the real names as it would have a negative impact on the future of subjects. i have mentioned the incidents when few people were reluctant.

  But some people (read psychiatric patients) were eager to share their experiences. They were of the view that it would help others to come forward to seek medical advice.
   
  i have spend my five years in the field of reporting. In the conflict zone , one gets enough time to report sufferings and tragedies, so that way it was esay for me to identify the cases. 
   
  i follow the method of interviewing and that is the only effective tool when one has to work on ground.
   
  for further queries mail me at peerzadaarshad at gmail.com
   
   
  
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  Gitika Talwar <gitika.talwar at gmail.com> wrote:
  Dear Arshad   Thank you for choosing an extremely interesting topic for research, and also for visibilising the mental health status in Kashmir. It is likely to be extremely beneficial for many people who are concerned about mental health services (both mainstream and otherwise) and their impact in dealing with mental illness.    There are a few questions about your study that I MUST ask though:   1) What role does confidentiality play in your study? are the names you provide, real names ? if they are real names, do the subjects know you will be providing these names on a public list ?   2) Is there a way by which you could veil the identities of those you interview? Especially in the context of a society that fiercely guards its mental health and mental illness status, perhaps methods to obtain data and yet assure confidentiality will help you   3) I am curious also about whether volunteering at a hospital could help you. You might learn a lot through observation too,
 also people might get the chance to trust you because they have seen you around.   4) What do the subjects get from you for telling you their stories? I often wonder, when I do research as well, why anyone must tell me their story unless they have something to gain -- be it catharsis or some other goal such as 'better treatment', anything. Have you had a chance to think about it?     5) How do you go about finding subjects as of now? What method do you follow? I mean how do you decide who to interview and how do you convince people to sit for an interview. In case you have mentioned methodology before, please could you paste just that part again.   Hope to hear from you soon,   All the best for your project!   Warmest Regards,   Gitika Talwar Programme Associate Bapu Trust - Center for Mental Health Advocacy and Research www.camhindia.org _________________________________________
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