A study on self-social problems experienced by the Marsh Landers of southern Iraq

H. Ibrahim, Mohammad

	A study on self-social problems experienced by the Marsh Landers of southern Iraq
Marsh Bulletin
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-173 PDF (0 K)
Author
Mohammad H. Ibrahim
Abstract
This study address the problems experienced by the inhabitants of the southern Iraq marshes which result from recent as well as long term deprivation and suffering. The study limits its interest to the mental health problems that have social origins with wide scale spread among the population. Most of these problems seem to arise from the misconduct of the sociopolitical system which fail to promote the life and health and protect people from disastrous events in the recent past. The study attempts, through record examination and direct interview with diseased individuals, to quantify the common mental illnesses experienced by marsh Landers. The study covered 50 patients who were carefully studied to derive a picture of the mental ill- health of them as a subset of the marsh Landers> The variables studied included age, gender, type of illness, duration of illness, the life experience and the general social conditions under which these cases were living. . A mattress of problems identified which affect a wide span of age and both sexes suggesting a common exposure to determinants. The study came to the conclusion that the marsh Landers who used to be classical or traditional community with little mental problems are experiencing extensive pattern of various mental illnesses. These must reflect the painful experience during the last three decades.

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