ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Pornthep Parkaw and Siriporn Chirawatkul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Happy,sadness and Mental Status of Male Homosexuaals in Lsan Community.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand. Vol.53, No.4, October-December 2008, page 378.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective:Todescribe the perception of male homosexuals on their happiness and mental status. :Methonds: The qualitative study was employed in male who hos accepted his sexual oriented of homosexual. Purposive sampling was used to salected the key informants (KI). Twenty eight Kis aged 15-68 participated in the study. Data was collected by using in depth interview. Observations, focus group discussions and field notes at lsan traditional music (morlum) floor. Discotheque, saunas and meeting points at an abandoned housing estate in Muang district, khon kaen Province during July 2006- June 2007. Data were analyzed by using content analysis. Finding: There are 3 major findings including 1) kathoeys (transgender) and Gays (gay). 2) major course of hoppiness,sadness of kathoeys and Gays are from sexuality and 3) mental health problems including suffering. Loneliness and depression are caused by being deprived of love among kathoeys and non-traditional kind of love for Gays. Conclusion: Mental health problems of kathoeys and Gays are from their sexuality. It reveals that mental health personnel should open their mind to learm and understand sexuality of male homosexuals. Then they would be able to provide are appropriate program for mental health promotion, prevention of mental health problem and treatment for the male homosexuals.

Keywords: kathoey, gay, mental health qualitative research, isan, thailand

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University

Code: 2010000252

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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