The Family Support for Schizophrenia Patients On Community a Case Study

Abstract

One of the impact of stigmatization on mental disorder was the increasing of estimation number on community based psychiatric mental health restrictive in Indonesia from 2007 until 2012. The lack of family support cause improper care for schizophrenia patient. However, while there is evidence of family psychoeducation in caring schizophrenia's patient, there is limited understanding how the family support could give benefit for the schizophrenia recovery. The aim of this study was to qualitatively describe how was the family support for schizophrenia patients on community. Data were drawn from audio tapes, and conducted in-depth individual interviews with ten family whose schizophrenia patient's member of family ever been hospitalized. The transcripts of family support were analyzed. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify what was occurring in the family support for caring schizophrenia on community. There were three descriptions of the family support which consisted of the compliance of antipsychotic administration, the better family understanding of caring schizophrenia, and the increasing quality life of schizophrenia patient. A family support appears to be useful in reducing the stigma on community. We recommend that family support should be increased so that the schizophrenia patient get better life on community.

The Fight against Stigma: Multilevel Stigma Interventions in Schizophrenia Patients

“…So it is important to reduce and eliminate the stigma that appears in the community. 12-15 One intervention that can reduce stigma in society is by providing multilevel stigma interventions.…”

Family and peer resources in relation to psychological condition in patients with paranoid schizophrenia

“…The result may also be sample-specific; therefore, further studies of the mentioned relationship should approach it with caution. The literature of the past few years presented other researchers' conclusions that confirmed the significant influence of family and social support on the psychological and social functioning of adult patients with schizophrenia [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

“…A network of family and social relationships is both a source and resource of social support for the individual both in the acute phase and chronic schizophrenia, lasting up to many years [17]. The role and significance of family and social support in a difficult situation has been confirmed by numerous study results, pointing to a significant role played by various forms of social and family support in improving the functioning and treatment of individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress [1] for the improvement of functioning in the situation of a chronic mental illness [19][20][21][24][25][26]29].…”

“…As it is claimed in the literature, levels of various risk and protective factors (i.e., personal, family and social resources) in patients can be understood as a potential source of shifting from remission towards prodrome states [17]. Authors of contemporary studies concerning the model of determinants and treating schizophrenia focus with increasing frequency not solely on risk factors for developing psychopathology, but also on the issue of protective factors -that is, resources occurring in the family and social setting and shaping the psychological condition of an individual suffering from schizophrenia [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Risk factors (e.g., lacking or insufficient family and/or social support) pose a threat to adapting positively to one's environment when faced with disease and treating it, while family and social resources reduce the level of negative influences exerted by risk factors in the development and treatment of schizophrenia [20][21][22][23][24]26,28].…”

Family support and quality of life of schizophrenia patients

“…This finding is consisted with reviews provided by Calafell's [10], indicating the patients with high levels of family support also report high social functioning and better quality of life. This suggests that family support through stigma reduction in the community may increase quality of life for patients with schizophrenia in the community [23]. The reduction of internalized stigma among patients is closely associated with the social support received, the family's and community's acceptance which increases the ability to work, perform daily activities and adapt to surroundings, whereby the support of family and social environment play important roles in increasing the social function of patients with schizophrenia [24].…”