PREVALENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG FAMILIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DRUG ADDICTION
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https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i2.537Abstract
This current study was carried out to screen out the symptoms of drug addiction and the related severity of psychological distress in their family members. In this study two scales were administered among the sample of (N=264) participants who completed the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) belonging from different families living in Bahawalpur City. Out of which (n=110) meet the inclusion criteria. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. The results from the collected data reported a higher level of drug addiction among the male adults as compared with female. Similarly, a higher level of psychological distress was revealed among all the family members of the addicts. Furthermore, the comparison of psychological distress level among the father, mother and siblings of the drug addicts revealed that the level of severity of psychological distress was higher among fathers and sisters of the drug addicts as compared with mothers and brother. Hence, the study recommended to starting intervention related awareness programs to control the increasing rate of addiction in Bahawalpur City and also provide counseling to the mentally disturbed family members of the addicts.
Keywords: Addiction, Screening, Psychological Distress.
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