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Item Economic Factors Affecting on Education Level and Mental Health among Higher Secondary School Students in Kathmandu, Nepal(Department of Economics Education, 2016) Gharti, Bir Bahadurvi This study has been undertaken in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Master of Economics Education in Tribhuwan University. Objectives of the study were to findoutEconomic factors affecting on education level and mental health among higher secondary school students in Kathmandu so as to bring out good level of awareness and positive attitude towards education and mentally ill people.This quantitative and qualitative study included 180 respondents taken from Angles Heart Higher Secondary SchoolManamaiju, Kathmandu and PasanglhamuCollege, Samakhusi, Kathmandu. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was followed. For this study, structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Out of 180 respondents, highest economic factors that affecting on education and mental health were family income is 10,000-20,000 which is 48.3 percentage, in cost of treatment of mental illness psychosis is highest cost which is 38.88 percentage, economic problem take place 16.3 percentage from total numbers of causes of mental illness followed by loss of job which is 11.1 percentage.The findings showed that Majority of the respondents were from science faculty, unmarried, Hindu and Business of Parent’s Occupation. Majority of the respondents had heard about mental illness (93.9%). The misuse of drug was ranked first among all the causes of mental illness where as the cause for mental illness was only 7.2 percent and 3.3 percent by evil spirit and god’s punishment respectively. Majority of the respondents preferred Hospital for the treatment for mental illness (54%) followed by Yoga and meditation Centre (25%).Majority of the respondents i.e. 58.3 percent knew about mental illness through Media (Electronic and Print media) followed by seeing mentally ill people (29.4%). Majority of the respondents had seen someone with mental illness (82.1%) among which 15.3 percent were within the family. The most common type of mental illness seen by the respondent was depression (40.5%). Majority of the respondents had heard about depression (90.5%) and schizophrenia (72.4%).In future studies, it may be beneficial to use qualitative methods to determine the basis for positive views as well as determine whether other variables, such as contact with peers who have benefited from mental health services, are influencing positive perceptions of those with mental health problems.Item Mental health status of women in Lamjung and Dhanusha of Nepal(Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology, 2022) Cadel, Kabita RajVariation in psychosocial problems related to geographical situation, socio cultural conditions, religions, economic status, political situation and biologicalmake-up the status of women’s mental health has been questioned in Nepal. The purpose of the present study was to document and analyze mental health status of women. Along with this the influence of demographic variables on women’s mental health, association between psychological and sociocultural factors in relation to women’s mental health conditionwas also analyzed. An explorative and descriptive approach was applied to women living in plain region (Dhanusha) and Hilly (Lamjung). Both quantitative and qualitative method was applied with 460 adult women of age ranging from 19 to 60 years. Mental Health Inventory, PGI-Social Support Questionnaire, and WHO Quality of Life-Brief were applied to 400 women representing two regions. Further, 60women were interviewed with KII, FGD methods to collect qualitative information in relation to dimensions of mental health. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data and an inductive method was to analyze the qualitative data. The triangulation process was utilized to reconcile the quantitative and qualitative result to bring out the major findings. The overall result showed that the Mental Health Status (MHS) of women was very low. The MHS was found 78% indicating very low mental health. Prevalence of mental health condition differed in two regions (Lamjung and Dhanusha). The status of mental health was found higher in Hill (Lamjung) than Tarai (Dhanusha) area with score of 145.29 in Hilly area and 135.21in the Tarai area. Significant difference was also found in MHS and socio economic status, caste and ethnicity and religion. mental heath status was found higher in upper and medium socio-economic class than lower group. A significant difference was also found in caste and ethnicity, Madhesi, Janjatiand Brahman/Chhetri castes no almost any difference between Dalit and Madhesi caste, and Janjatigroup and Brahmin and Chhetri castes. Social support and quality of life were significantly and positively correlated with mental health score. The qualitative findings explore the various sociocultural environments shaping the cognition and behavior regarding the mental health experience of women. The result, aholisticframework, provides an important implication for women’s mental health area in relation to socio-demographic, sociocultural and psychological factors. Keywords: Mental Health, Psychosocial, Social support, Quality of Life, Women, CultureItem Psychological Distress, Coping Mechanism and Perceived Mental Health Care Needs Due to Covid-19 Among Residents of Selected Communities of Kathmandu Valley(Department of Sociology, 2021) Bhandari, MallikaNot availableItem Role of cooperative to improve the income level of rural frames : A study of Ramailo Cooperatative Limited, Deumai - 6, Ilam Nepal(Department of Economics Education, 2016) Gharti, Bir BahadurThis study has been undertaken in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Master of Economics Education in Tribhuwan University. Objectives of the study were to find out Economic factors affecting on education level and mental health among higher secondary school students in Kathmandu so as to bring out good level of awareness and positive attitude towards education and mentally ill people. This quantitative and qualitative study included 180 respondents taken from Angles Heart Higher Secondary School Manamaiju, Kathmandu and Pasang lhamu College, Samakhusi, Kathmandu. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was followed. For this study, structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Out of 180 respondents, highest economic factors that affecting on education and mental health were family income is 10,000-20,000 which is 48.3 percentage, in cost of treatment of mental illness psychosis is highest cost which is 38.88 percentage, economic problem take place 16.3 percentage from total numbers of causes of mental illness followed by loss of job which is 11.1 percentage. The findings showed that Majority of the respondents were from science faculty, unmarried, Hindu and Business of Parent’s Occupation. Majority of the respondents had heard about mental illness (93.9%). The misuse of drug was ranked first among all the causes of mental illness where as the cause for mental illness was only 7.2 percent and 3.3 percent by evil spirit and god’s punishment respectively. Majority of the respondents preferred Hospital for the treatment for mental illness (54%) followed by Yoga and meditation Centre (25%).Majority of the respondents i.e. 58.3 percent knew about mental illness through Media (Electronic and Print media) followed by seeing mentally ill people (29.4%). Majority of the respondents had seen someone with mental illness (82.1%) among which 15.3 percent were within the family. The most common type of mental illness seen by the respondent was depression (40.5%). Majority of the respondents had heard about depression (90.5%) and schizophrenia (72.4%). In future studies, it may be beneficial to use qualitative methods to determine the basis for positive views as well as determine whether other variables, such as contact with peers who have benefited from mental health services, are influencing positive perceptions of those with mental health problems.Item Visibility of Inner Darkness in Elizabeth Wurtzel's Prozac Nation(Department of English, 2023) Sapkota, Anil KumarThis paper studies the memoirProzac Nation as an exploration of internal darkness made visible through socio-psychological reading.it analyses how Wurtzel’s memoir unravels a complex and multi-faceted personal experience, mental health is correlated with societal structures, offering new possibilities for thinking about the complex relationships between individual experience and broader cultural and social norms.The narrator of this memoir and her inner psychology along with social ideologies, using Prozac (antidepressant medicine) as a culture unveils the dark side of American modern practices in which they live. The narrator’s mental illness starting with her family complexes is observed and analyzed using the theory of psychoanalysis presented bySigmund Fraud, a broader socio-cultural study byDeleuze and Guattari and Jacques Lacan, and the collective unconscious as a universal analysis by Carl Gustav Jung. The research scrutinizes the complex relationship of thepainful personal complications that start with the family complexes, living environment, and society that reaches to the collective study ofthe whole nation as Prozac. Study of Prozac as an antidepressant medicine helps readers access its negative impacts and prepare the ground forpossible moral and social mental health recovery. Keywords: Psychological problems,Depression,Unconscious,Mental health,Darkness, Prozac