THE EFFECT OF FAMILY ISSUES ON MENTAL HEALTH IN KOHAT, PAKISTAN

Abstract

lviy topic of thesis is "Effect of family issues on the mental health " and my thesis is totally qualitative it lI1eans that all the problems that are created in the fall1dy then what is the real effect on the mental health of the family members by these problems. The rea/mean of my topic is that (Looking after afall1ily member with a mental illness can be an extremely stressfiil time and coping with the stress may rouse various reactions such as somatic problems (migraines, loss of appetite, fatigue, insomnia); cognitive and emotional problems (anxiety, depression, guilt, fear, anger, confusion) and behavioral}. The main objectives that I have taken for my research are (To provide the systematic and descriptive overview with the help of specific reference to intervention format and characteristic, what is the real condition of the mental health of the parents by the problems that are intheirfamily, analyzing all the data that I got by studying the research offamily problems on the mental health of family members. In this research methodology was qualitative methodology, Qualitative research is the process of collecting and analyzing random type of data. It can be used to .find patterns and averages, make predictions, test causal relationships, and generalize results to wider populations. So I use qualitative method for my research. In /JIy research my targeted population was allover KPK province and the main place was KOHAT. The main result after analyzing all the data of my research was that the mental health problems are more common in young people therefore Adolescence is therefore likely to be an important phase for early intervention with primary care identified as the target setting in the World Health Organization strategy for mental health. Research suggests that most people do not recognize the symptoms of depression and are suspicious about effective treatments. Doctor related barriers to detection and management of mental health symptoms include insufficient time for assessments, a lack of confidence in managing and treating mental health symptoms, and a lack of systematic approaches to identify and provide evidence-based interventions for psychological disorders. So evelJ10ne should not hide their illness and should have contact 1vith theirfamily if they have any type of men tal problem.