Open AccessFactors influencing access to psychiatric treatment in persons with schizophrenia: A qualitative study in a rural community
Author(s) -
Shanivaram K. Reddy,
Jagadisha Thirthalli,
Naveen Kumar Channaveerachari,
Krishna Reddy,
Renukadevi Neralur Ramareddy,
Vikram Singh Rawat,
Narayana Manjunatha,
Jayashree Ramkrishna,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.124714
Subject(s) - psychiatry , mental illness , mental health , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , intervention (counseling) , psychological resilience , qualitative research , attribution , medicine , psychology , help seeking , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , sociology , social science
In low and middle-income countries, about 80% of those who need mental health services do not receive them. Reasons for this have not been systematically studied. In this qualitative study, we explored this issue in a rural community of South India among schizophrenia patients.