Burden of care in schizophrenia: implication of psychopathology of the illness

Othman, Zahiruddin and Razali, Salleh Mohd (2005) Burden of care in schizophrenia: implication of psychopathology of the illness. Malaysian Journal Of Psychiatry, 13 (2). pp. 34-40. ISSN 2232-0385

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Abstract

The recent trend towards community psychiatry appears to have shifted much of the burden of care of the chronically mentally ill from the institutions to the family. The objective of this study was to assess the implication of psychopathology in forty five schizophrenic patients on burden experience by their primary caregivers. Patients' psychopathology was assessed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the burden on caregivers was measured using Burden on Family Interview Schedule (BFS). The prevalence of burden was extensive with 40% reported severe subjective burden. The greatest objective burden was treatment expenses affecting 35.6% of primary caregivers. Schizophrenic patients' psychopathology (particularly delusion, hostility and hallucinatory behaviour) was found to be significantly correlated with the amount of burden experienced by primary caregivers. Grandiosity and stereotyped thinking were the least burdensome symptoms imposed on the caregivers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Schizophrenia, psychopathology, family burden, caregivers
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions: Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Article
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Depositing User: Administrator Automasi
Date Deposited: 13 May 2019 03:18
Last Modified: 13 May 2019 03:18
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44313

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