PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN FAMILIES WITH A MEMBER SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA - AN INVESTIGATION INTO LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS

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作者
OLDRIDGE, ML
HUGHES, ICT
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[1] Department of Clinical Psychology, Whitchurch Hospital
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10.1192/bjp.161.2.249
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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Levels of stress in carers of long-term schizophrenia sufferers attending a depot clinic were assessed. Nine out of 25 carers (36%) were identified as possible or definite cases on either the GHQ or the HAD. However, a substantial proportion of carers managed to cope with the difficulties without suffering psychologically.
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