Assessment of Mental Health Status of Middle-Aged Female School Teachers of Varanasi City

Background: A working woman bearing dual role responsibility one in family and other at job, when can not discharge her duties equally efficiently feels tense and continuous tension creates stress which in turn may affect her mental health status. During middle age some biological changes like menopause, aging coupled with psychosocial factors and work-family conflict may generate irritation, frustration, anxiety, depression etc. in these women. There is a need to assess the mental health status of working middle-aged women so that some programmed interventions may be planned for maintaining and improving the quality of their life.