ABSTRACT

The aim of Current study is to investigate the effect of trauma on attention and neuropsychological impairment among survivors of trauma. Population of study included male and female of the age of 20 to 30 years from lady reading hospital Peshawar. Sample size for present study was 200 (100 Traumatic Patients and 100 non traumatic persons) selected conveniently. Two scales Neuropsychological impairment scale and Moss Attention scale were used for data collection. These scales were standardized and valid and reliable and were used after proper permission. t-test were used to analyze the results. The results show significant difference between traumatic and non traumatic individuals on attention scale and on neuropsychological deficit scale at the level of p<.000. The conclusion of the study is that the attention and neuropsychological deficits are more disturb among traumatic patients as compare to the non traumatic individuals. Implications of the study are that the problem of the traumatic patients that is attention and neuropsychological deficits should be treated to enhance the well being of traumatic individual. Key words: Trauma, Neuropsychological Impairment, Attention
Publication date: 01/01/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.2.4970