Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SIMS, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding Author: Dr Amiya Banerjee Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SIMS, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. E-mail: amiyaban@gmail.com
Online published on 25 January, 2018.
There is space for the concept of a ‘collective conscious’ as complementary to the collective unconscious in the understanding of behaviour and mental state od individuals and a community. This papers attempts to develop this concept using the modern Varanasi and mythological Kashi as a template. Such efforts focusing on our indigenous cultures can possibly enhance our understanding of mental health of our patients.
Shared belief, community, positive mental health, collective conscious, Kashi
