Open AccessA comparison of the level of functioning in chronic schizophrenia with coping and burden in caregivers
Author(s) -
Dean A Creado,
Shubhangi R Parkar,
Ravindra Kamath
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.31615
Subject(s) - fatalism , coping (psychology) , caregiver burden , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , dementia , philosophy , theology , pathology
A chronic mental illness such as schizophrenia is a challenging task for caregivers especially in the current era of de-institutionalization. In India, few studies have attempted to directly determine the relationship between coping mechanisms and burden; in the West, studies have found that improved coping in family members can decrease the perceived burden.