Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Spring 2021
Date of Submission
2021-07-30
Advisor
Dr. Gulnaz Anjum, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
PTSD, Psychotherapeutic approaches, Mental health practitioners, Culturally relevant practice, Clinical psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychotherapeutic approaches being used by mental health clinicians for PTSD. This paper has used Grounded Theory (GT) for data analysis. To this end, 10 semi structured interviews were conducted with mental health clinicians based in Karachi. Out of these 10, 2 were male and 8 females between the ages of 25 and 60. The data collection process was iterative and constant comparative analysis was conducted to analyse the data. Thematic coding was utilised to establish concepts through the collected data and summarise them into three main themes with various sub-categories. The three main themes are: Contextualizing mental health in Pakistan, Cultural Adaptations of psychotherapy, and Recognising challenges and offering suggestions. A constructivist approach of GT was used to conceptualise the lived experiences of mental health clinicians in Karachi; based on their interview responses, this paper has devised multiple theoretical speculations and included implications and directions for future research pertaining to trauma services and policy development for mental health.
Pages
114
Recommended Citation
Javaid, F. (2021). Contextualizing the psychotherapeutic approaches for PTSD in urban Pakistan (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/81
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