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• Family knowledge about mental illness | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1041-1046 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Abdul Zahra Mohammed alkhafaji | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Family is the most vital & important environmental factor in the life experience of any individual. It has a major effect on the development, treatment & prognosis of mental illness. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of relatives with a mentally ill patient about Causes, treatment & prognosis of mental illness. Methods: One hundred sixty relatives of schizophrenic out patients who live with them & who accompany them to Al-Diwania Teaching Hospital Psychiatric Unit were studied using a questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge of the relatives about causes, treatment & prognosis of their patients. First all patients , included in the study were schizophrenic diagnosed according to a semi-structured interview based on the criteria of /IDCL , International Diagnostic Checklist for /ICD-10 schizophrenia. Results: The results of the study show the general view of patients’ relative about mental illness & their defective knowledge. Conclusion: Most of the relatives lack the knowledge about causes, treatment & prognosis of the mental disorder. Which usually lead to delayed adequate psychiatric treatment? | ||
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