Nepali resilience: Nepalese mental health in an international comparison

January 2024
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William Axinn (University of Michigan); Institute for Social and Environmental Research–Nepal (ISER-Nepal)

The people of Nepal experience many different sources of stress, but they have higher levels of positive mental health than those in wealthier countries. Nepali resilience is a source of both national pride and optimism, and mental health policies and interventions in Nepal and similar settings should build on a nuanced assessment of the sociocultural factors that underlie it.