Overview of the Mindful Parenting Program

Abstract

Background: Occupational stress is of increasing importance due to increased demands for every occupation. A range of adverse health outcomes have been identified; psychological disorders are significant because they occur frequently and are often unrecognized. Of all professionals, lawyers form the highest rate of depression and are more likely to suffer from the depressive disorders. Aim: The primary objective of our study was to find out the levels of psychological distress in legal practitioners. The secondary objective was to compare these findings in males and females. Method: It was across sectional study. 50 lawyers of both sex of age 30-45 years and practicing since 10 years were selected as cases. Thorough clinical examination was done to rule out any major illness. Each participant was given DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Score) questionnaire. Completed DASS data was tabulated and analyzed by SPSS software. Unpaired t test was applied for statistical significance. Results: Among the 50 cases, 36 cases were males and 14 were females. The levels of stress and anxiety was reported higher in the study. The females were showing higher stress than males which was statistically significant. Conclusion: The present study concluded that lawyers are at risk of psychological stress. The females lawyers were at more risk than the male lawyers.