Assessment of effects of Financial and Non-Financial issues.pptx

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1. Assessment of effects of Financial and Non-Financial issues on Mental Health of Working Adults.

2. Mental Health Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental Disorder: Mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning.

3. Prevalence of Mental Disorder Globally: In 2019, 1 in every 8 people, or 970 million people around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depressive disorders the most common. In 2020, the number of people living with anxiety and depressive disorders rose significantly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial estimates show a 26% and 28% increase respectively for anxiety and major depressive disorders in just one year. While effective prevention and treatment options exist, most people with mental disorders do not have access to effective care. Many people also experience stigma, discrimination and violations of human rights.

4. Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Pakistani Society: A study was conducted in 2022 to see the prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Pakistani population. Out of the total sample population 39.9% suffered from depression and 57.7% from anxiety. The total population of Pakistan comprises around 200 million people. However, mental health statistics show that there are fewer than 500 psychiatrists per million Pakistanis, making Pakistan have one of the worst mental health indices. More than 90% of Pakistan’s population with common mental diseases go untreated due to the country’s dearth of mental health experts. The services of mental health in Pakistan are underdeveloped. This is a result of insufficient financial allocation as well as widespread disregard for mental health-related concerns at all levels of government planning and implementation. Although it does not have a separate budget, it is estimated that mental health accounts for roughly 1% of the national health budget, which represents about 0.8% of the GDP.

5. Socioeconomic issues of Pakistan affecting mental health of the population  Pakistan being a developing country has many social and economic issues which make the population of Pakistan more vulnerable to mental health disorders. During the pandemic, the economy of Pakistan faced irreversible damage which had a huge impact on the middle and lower class of Pakistan. Many people lost their jobs and the thoughts of the inability to provide for their families crushed their mental health. Pakistanis were still recovering from the aftermath of the pandemic when the 2022 floods hit them. The masses affected by the flood lost their homes, lifetime investments, and the lives of their loved ones which again had a significant toll on their mental health.

6. Mental health of students in Pakistan The mental health of students in Pakistan is also poor considering the outdated educational system, nepotism, political influence in education, and the future they see for themselves in this country. Students also face anxiety, stress, and depression as an outcome of the attached expectations of their families around their academics. There is also increased pressure on the students of Pakistan while choosing their career path. Most adults think that only becoming a doctor, engineer, CA or CSS officer is noteworthy which leads to the formation of professionals who are unsatisfied with what they do

7. Post-partum depression and childhood trauma Ignorance towards problems like post-partum depression also greatly exists in Pakistan. Childhood trauma is another major problem that is ignored in Pakistan. The mentality that “children are angels, they don’t know anything” increases the ignorance towards the mental health of children coming from broken families.

8. Culture practices affect mental health in Pakistan The sociocultural taboos that Pakistani people have attached to the concept of “masculinity” have a dark impact on the mental well-being of men of all ages. Men grow up believing that showing emotions is a sign of weakness. There are popular phrases like “Men don’t cry”, and “why are you crying like a girl” forces men to hide their feelings and emotions leading to undiagnosed mental disorders.

9. Objective of Study : The objective of this study is to find the effects of Financial and Non-Financial issues on the Mental Health to find out which of the effecting variables are more related to mental health disorders in working Adults of Pakistani Population.

10. Material and Method The sample size of 120 respondents is determined by using convenience sampling method. A web-based cross-sectional Survey based study was conducted among working population in Pakistan. An approved English and Urdu variant of the World Wellbeing Association Prosperity File(What 5's identity)is utilized to evaluate the prosperity. Correlation of Mental disorder with Financial and Non-Financial factors was estimated among working adults using Multiple logistic regression.

11. Theoretical Framework Mental Health(Depression and Anxiety) Economic issues Non Financial/Personal Issues Decline in monthly savings fights over financial issues at home Out of pocket expenditure