Relationship between psychopathology and problem behaviour of schizophrenic patients and burden experienced by primary caregivers

• Main Author: Othman, Zahiruddin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36244/1/dr_zahiruddin_bin_othman_%28NN56%2924.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36244/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Trend terkini ke arah psikiatri komuniti menyaksikan peralihan sebahagian besar beban penjagaan pesakit mental yang kronik dari institusi kepada keluarga. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menilai hubungan di antara psikopatologi dan tingkah laku bermasalah empat puluh lima pesakit skizofrenia dan beban yang ditanggung oleh penjaga mereka. Psikopatologi dan tingkah laku bermasalah pesakit masing-masing dinilai berpandukan Skala Sindrom Positif dan Negatif (PANSS) dan Jadual Tingkah Laku Sosial (SBS). The recent trend towards community psychiatry appears to have shifted much of the burden of care of the chronically mentally ill from the institutions to the family. The aim of this study is to assess · the relationship between psychopathology and problem behaviour of the forty five schizophrenic patients and burden imposed on their primary caregivers. Patients' psychopathology and problem behaviour were assessed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Social Behaviour Schedule (SBS) respectively.