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The burden of mental illness on the family
Author(s) -
Giel R.,
Arango M. V.,
Babikir A. Hafeiz,
Bonifacio M.,
Climent C. E.,
Harding T. W.,
Ibrahim H. H. A.,
LadridoIgnacio L.,
Murthy R. Srinivasa,
Wig N. N.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb06998.x
Subject(s) - mental illness , subsistence agriculture , mental health , psychiatry , developing country , medicine , psychology , environmental health , economic growth , geography , archaeology , economics , agriculture
– As part of the WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care 259 families in four developing countries (Colombia, India, Sudan and the Philippines) were screened with regard to the social burden caused by mental illness of one of its members. Levels of subsistence, previous illness, financial burden, personal relations and social acceptance were studied. The social burden was greatest in the urban areas.