| Literature DB >> 20159934 |
A Jagannathan1, J Thirthalli, A Hamza, V R Hariprasad, H R Nagendra, B N Gangadhar.
Abstract
AIM: To explore the needs of caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia in India. MATERIAL: Thirty caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia participated in five focus group discussions (FGD), where the needs of the caregivers were discussed. The FGDs were recorded, transcribed and similar needs were grouped and ranked according to their order of importance. DISCUSSION: The main needs that emerged were regarding: managing the behaviour of patients; managing social-vocational problems of patients; health issues of caregivers; education about schizophrenia; rehabilitation; and managing sexual and marital problems of patients.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20159934 DOI: 10.1177/0020764009347334
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry ISSN: 0020-7640