Citation

Kool VK. Indian J. Psychiatry 2013; 55(Suppl 2): S235-8.

Affiliation

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Institute of Technology, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0019-5545.105541

PMID

23858260

Abstract

The paper highlights the significance of Gandhian concepts in research in psychology and its related fields. To illustrate the application of Gandhian ideology, a test of non-violence is described here with its psychometric properties. Further, two unexplored research issues having a bearing on clinical psychology and psychiatry have been delineated. Firstly, a call for addressing the mental health problems of non-violent protesters numbering over one billion spread all over the world has been made. And secondly, there is a need for understanding the neurological basis of non-violent form of behavior, for example, the role of oxytocin, to increase the legitimacy of non-violence as adaptive behavior.

Language: en