Effects of Life Stress and Depression on Mental Health of Physically Handicapped People

Abstract

Life stress sometimes causes of mental health problem, such as depression, anxiety and hyperactive etc. Physical handicapped became a grand source of life stress. The purpose of this study to find out the effect of life stress, depression on mental health of physically handicapped people. A total 200 patients of the comprises the sample where 157 were male and 43 Female and among them 44 were lower class, 130 were middle class and 26 were higher class socio-economic background. The patients were from CRP hospital, Dhaka. The adaptation form of Holmes & Rahe Life Stress, Beck Depression Inventory and Goldberg Mental Health scale were used to measure the life stress, depression and mental health problems. The results have showed that sex and socio-economic class had significant difference in life stress, depression and mental health of physical handicapped people. The study recommended that how to utilize the manpower with their difficulties.