title: Media created violence: a social determinant of mental health.
abstract: In today's high technological world, scientific discoveries contribute remarkable development to human life, but it could also have an adverse impact on mankind. Among all these advancements, media is one of the inventions which aims at capturing a countless group of viewers and transmit information via various mediums. Media violence is considered one of the hampering determinants which harms an individual psychologically. The primary goal of a health professional is to work for the maintenance of mental health. Therefore, it is imperative to create an understanding about the impact of media violence on mental health, particularly in the Pakistani context. Violence has become a major public health problem in Pakistan. The main cause of violence seems to be anger and frustration due to poverty, political conflicts, lack of education, and the overall governance approach in the country. Therefore, there is a prime need to think and work on this neglected area like conducting research and increasing public awareness, and to curb media violence.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shamshad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: Shaneela Sadruddin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Khowaja
authors.forename: Gulnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D008603:Mental Health; D010154:Pakistan; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*