Open AccessUnderstanding family functioning and social support in unremitting schizophrenia: A study in India
Author(s) -
Neena Sawant,
Kamal Jethwani
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.64593
Subject(s) - social support , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , context (archaeology) , outpatient clinic , clinical psychology , perception , psychiatry , social environment , family support , association (psychology) , medicine , social psychology , psychotherapist , paleontology , neuroscience , political science , law , biology , physical therapy
This study aimed to clarify the difference in the perception of family functioning and social support by the schizophrenic patients and their principal caretakers, and whether the social support is related to healthy family functioning.