Perspectives about Illness, Attitudes, and Caregiving Experiences among Siblings of Persons with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Analysis

Perspectives about Illness, Attitudes, and Caregiving Experiences among Siblings of Persons with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Analysis

Background: Siblings of persons diagnosed with schizophrenia (SPS) are one among the major sources of support for persons with schizophrenia. There is a dearth of psychosocial literature on SPS in India. This qualitative study explored the perspectives about the illness, attitudes, and caregiving ex...

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Main Authors: Anekal C Amaresha, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Daliboina Muralidhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Experiences
explanatory models
expressed emotion
siblings
Schizophrenia Key messages: Siblings of persons with Schizophrenia (SPS) play an important role in the treatment and recovery of their ill siblings. This qualitative study revealed that SPS has non-biomedical models of mental illness and negative attitudes toward their ill siblings
and they experience burden. Personalized interventions are required to address the issues.
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2019;volume=41;issue=5;spage=413;epage=419;aulast=Amaresha

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