Schizophrenia: the problems for the family

Sargeant, Rhona

doi:10.1192/pb.17.1.14

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“…The level of care-giver distress has been related directly to the severity of the relative's psychosis and disturbed behaviour (Gibbons et al, 1984). Worry about what will happen when they die or become too frail to help can affect older care-givers (Stevens, 1972;Corderei al, 1991), and some family members can experience a sense of guilt or feel that they are to blame for their relative's illness (Sargeant, 1993).…”

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Burden of care in the home: issues for community management

Vaddadi¹

1997

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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The number of beds available in the UK for the treatment of mental illness has fallen by over two-thirds since its peak in the mid-1950s. There is a worldwide trend of closure of large mental hospitals and integration of services for the mentally ill in their own local community. Community surveys have shown that an overwhelming majority of mentally ill people are treated in primary care or by specialists, but without being admitted to a hospital. This is now the preferred clinical practice (Shepherd et al, 1981).

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Burden of care in the home: issues for community management

Vaddadi¹

1997

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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“…1992;Sargent, 1993), suffer considerable economic losses (Kelling, 1993), have a wide range of needs (Mullen & Kuipers, 1992) and are dissatisfied with the information given to them by health professionals on both the condition and management of the patient (Atkin son, 1991;Holden & Levine, 1982).…”

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Needs of carers of people with long-term mental illness in Mid Glamorgan

Cohen

Thomas

1996

Psychiatr. bull.

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In recent years, the care of people with long-term and persistent mental illness has been shifting from institutional to community care with a consequent increase in the use of informal carers. Given that both professionals and carers are human resources contributing to the health and well-being of patients, it is surprising that so little research on the needs of carers or means to improve their effectiveness has been undertaken.

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Carvill¹

1994

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Schizophrenia: the problems for the family

Abstract: The relatives of people with schizophrenia are a group who have much to offer professional carers and other relatives. They have a huge store of knowledge, often gained painfully by trial and error, about the problems involved in caring for sufferers from schizophrenia.

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Burden of care in the home: issues for community management

Burden of care in the home: issues for community management

Needs of carers of people with long-term mental illness in Mid Glamorgan

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