Relationship between primary caregivers’ knowledge of schizophrenia and stigma faced by persons with schizophrenia
Journal Title: Telangana Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Studies have found greater experiences of stigma among persons with schizophrenia than other mental disorders Caregivers knowledge and perception of schizophrenia might affect the perceived stigma by the patients However this relationship between knowledge of schizophrenia among caregivers and stigma faced by the persons with schizophrenia has not been exploredAim and Objective To assess the relationship between caregivers knowledge of schizophrenia and the stigma faced by the persons with schizophreniaMaterials and Methods A crosssectional observational study was conducted on 70 persons with schizophrenia of minimum oneyear duration and living with their primary caregivers for at least 6months Subjects of both genders with age range of 18 to 60 years were assessed with internalized stigma of mental illness ISMI scale and knowledge about schizophrenia interview KASI scale along with their primary caregiversResults We found a negative corelation between primary caregivers knowledge and the stigma faced by the persons with schizophrenia Caregivers knowledge about etiology p001 course prognosis p003 and overall knowledge about schizophrenia p003 was significantly associated with reduced perceived discrimination faced by the persons with schizophreniaConclusion The study concludes that primary caregivers awareness and knowledge about different aspects of schizophrenia shows significant negative correlation with perceived discrimination among persons with schizophrenia However knowledge assessed was based on the biomedical model Therefore development of assessment tools for knowledge about schizophrenia based on culture specific beliefs is highly recommended Keywords Primary caregiver Stigma Knowledge Schizophrenia
Authors and Affiliations
Ram Pratap Beniwal, Dhritishree Das, Satabdi Chakraborti, Ankur Sachdev
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