Mental Rehabilitation of Pregnant Adolescents with Buddhist Principles

Abstract

          The aims of this research were: 1) to study the mental health problems of pregnant adolescents in Udon Thani Municipality; 2) to study the mental rehabilitation of pregnant adolescents; 3) to propose the guidelines for mental rehabilitation of pregnant adolescents with Buddhist principles. This study was a qualitative research carried out by means of in-depth interview with key informants. The obtained data were interpreted by a descriptive method based on the inductive method.
          The research results were as follows:
          1. Problems of mental health of pregnant adolescents in Udon Thani Municipality were caused by 1) stress caused by both themselves and the born child. people around them. economic conditions of the family; 2) sadness of pregnant adolescent girls with hopeless feeling. looking down on oneself; 3) fear caused by an undervalued feeling.
          2. Mental rehabilitation of pregnant adolescents in Udon Thani municipality: every adolescent girl who was not ready pregnant had stress levels at normal levels. and also had a mechanism to cope with stress well. Some managed stress appropriately by solving the problem at the cause. For sadness and fear. there were many of them perceived themselves as being of worthless. Many had the intention of improving themselves both in education and career. appropriately and socially supported. allowing adolescent girls to have good mental rehabilitation and self-satisfaction.
          3. The guideline for mental rehabilitation of pregnant adolescents with Buddhist principles is to use the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas (Bases of Social Solidarity: generosity. kindly speech. useful conduct and equality consisting of impartiality); precepts. cultivating mindfulness through the principles of Calm and Insight Meditation. chanting and loving kindness. and practicing dhamma in various meditation centers. It is a practical guideline as a mental anchor and mental rehabilitation of pregnant adolescents to live in today's society and be able to benefit others.