Caring for family members with 'Mental Illness' in Singapore.

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Nurliyana Binte Daros.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• التنسيق: Final Year Project
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51707
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Drawing on in-depth interview data, this study explores lay beliefs of ‘mental illness’ in the Asian context of Singapore wherein deeply-rooted ethnocultural/religious beliefs influence coping and help-seeking behaviour. This study observes two striking trends among caregivers for family members wit...