BURDEN ON THE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA - RESULTS OF THE BIOMED-I STUDY

Citation
L. Magliano et al., BURDEN ON THE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA - RESULTS OF THE BIOMED-I STUDY, Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 33(9), 1998, pp. 405-412
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
ISSN journal
09337954
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
405 - 412
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7954(1998)33:9<405:BOTFOP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The burden, the coping strategies and the social network of a sample o f 236 relatives of patients with schizophrenia, living in five Europea n countries, were explored by well-validated assessment instruments. I n all centres, relatives experienced higher levels of burden when they had poor coping resources and reduced social support. Relatives ill M editerranean centres, who reported lower levels of social support, wer e more resigned; and more often used spiritual help as a coping strate gy. These data indicate that family burden and coping strategies call be influenced by cultural factors, and suggest that family interventio ns should have also a social focus, aiming to increase the family soci al network and to reduce stigma.