Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients

Most schizophrenia patients live with their families and therefore the mental illnesses adversely affects family members as well as the patients. Family members often experience a number of challenges in providing care. They have been reported to have certain emotional difficulties such as anxiety,...

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Main Authors: Kerime Bademli, Zekiye Cetinkaya Duman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2013-08-01
Series:Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=33804
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description Most schizophrenia patients live with their families and therefore the mental illnesses adversely affects family members as well as the patients. Family members often experience a number of challenges in providing care. They have been reported to have certain emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, shame, sense of guilt, fear, helplessness, uneasiness, distress, despair, anger and sense of loss. Family members have to cope with such complications on their own in most cases. However, in some cases, family members may fail to deal with such emotional strains and experience psychological problems. It is considered to be highly important to identify challenges anddifficulties that family members may encounter and implement effective measures.
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spelling doaj.art-c0247cedade8428e87c93d1d199e54f52024-02-03T05:06:44ZengPsikiyatride Güncel YaklaşımlarPsikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar1309-06582013-08-015446147810.5455/cap.2013052933804Caregivers of Schizophrenia PatientsKerime Bademli0Zekiye Cetinkaya Duman1Akdeniz Universitesi Antalya Saglik Yuksekokulu Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Hemsirelik FakultesiMost schizophrenia patients live with their families and therefore the mental illnesses adversely affects family members as well as the patients. Family members often experience a number of challenges in providing care. They have been reported to have certain emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, shame, sense of guilt, fear, helplessness, uneasiness, distress, despair, anger and sense of loss. Family members have to cope with such complications on their own in most cases. However, in some cases, family members may fail to deal with such emotional strains and experience psychological problems. It is considered to be highly important to identify challenges anddifficulties that family members may encounter and implement effective measures.http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=33804Schizophreniacaregivermental healthcoping
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Zekiye Cetinkaya Duman
Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients
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caregiver
mental health
coping
title Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients
title_full Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients
title_fullStr Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients
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title_short Caregivers of Schizophrenia Patients
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caregiver
mental health
coping
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