Caregiver burden among relatives of patients with schizophrenia in Katsina, Nigeria

Objective: Caring for patients’ with schizophrenia leads to an enormous burden on the caregivers. However, the magnitude of this problem remains largely unknown in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to determine the burden of care giving among relatives of patients with schizophreni...

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Main Authors: Abdulkareem Jika Yusuf, Folorunsho Tajudeen Nuhu, Akinsola Akinbiyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2009-06-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/187