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The flood of 2010 is considered to be one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of Pakistan. The present
qualitative study was conducted to investigate the repercussions of flood in the form of psychosocial effects on
the mental health of victims. Data were collected from the news about this flood published in 492 issues of the
three leading English newspapers: The Nation, The Dawn, and The News (from 21.07.10 to 31.12.10). Text
based content analysis was employed for data analysis and interpretation. Results revealed that flood adversely
affected 78 out of 141 districts of Pakistan. Infinite number of flood victims lost their family members, loved
ones, homes, crops, animals, valuable possessions, property, jobs, and thus experienced extreme social and
mental trauma that adversely affected their mental health. They were suffering from several psychological
symptoms as anxiety, stress, helplessness, depression, aggression, phobia, inability to concentrate, and many
psychosomatic problems etc. Although it was noted that Government, army, citizens, international community
and media had played a vital role in the rehabilitation of flood victims. The results of this study revealed that
much has to be done to adequately deal with such a devastating humanitarian crisis. It is important to improve
their reliance and self efficacy. Especially, there is a dire need to implement psychological interventions to
minimize the intensity of the psychosocial effects which have adversely affected the mental health of the
victims.
Nafja Fatima , Shabbir Rana . (2017) Repercussion of Flood of 2010 on the Mental Health of Pakistani Victims , Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 15, Issue 1.
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