EFFECT OF POST TRAUMA STRESS DISORDER ON SOCIAL SETTINGS OF WOMEN: A STUDY IN DISTRICT SARGODHA, PUNJAB PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Urwah Sheikh Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha
  • Humera Amin Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha,
  • Farhana Nosheen Department of Home Economics, Government College University, Faisalabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.240

Abstract

General distress is a condition experienced by different women in traumatic situations. Post-Traumatic stress disorder is measured as a multi-dimensional concept, which would contain a diversity of reasons The main objective of this study was to explore the social and psychological factors of pre traumatic and post trauma effects on women patients. The study was quantitative in nature and used well-structured questionnaire to collect the data from women patients who are suffering from PTSD with sample size N=304. Women who suffered from traumatic situation may have short-term difficulty in adjusting, coping and focusing on their task activities. Multi stage random sampling technique was used to collect the data from four psychiatric hospitals (public & private) out of 9 in district Sargodha Punjab, Pakistan. SPSS was used to analyze the research data. It is reported that the most prevalent age group of women was 18-28 (51.5%) in this study. Majority of them have low family income up to 11,000-24,000 per month. Most of the women patients have an experience of different types of stress including upset memory, bad dreams, negative emotions and poor adjustment in relationship within family and society. Social and emotional support mechanism should be helpful to the women in handling traumatic situations. Government should increase funding for research on Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Women case studies.

Key words: Traumatic effects, Stress, Women, Health, Social settings, Treatment.

Author Biographies

  • Urwah Sheikh, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha

    M.Phil.

     

  • Humera Amin, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha,

    Assistant Professor

     

  • Farhana Nosheen, Department of Home Economics, Government College University, Faisalabad

    Assistant Professor

     

Additional Files

Published

2021-09-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“EFFECT OF POST TRAUMA STRESS DISORDER ON SOCIAL SETTINGS OF WOMEN: A STUDY IN DISTRICT SARGODHA, PUNJAB PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 184–193, Sep. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.240.