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Psychological distress among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

What is it about?

Family members have gradually taking the role of caregiving towards mental patients. This paper address the issues of psychological distress among the family caregivers and to see whether perceived stigma and their coping strategies used associate with their distress level.

Why is it important?

Our findings showed that approximately one-third of the caregivers which were from Malaysia were distressed. Community rejection was associated with distress. Some coping methods that they used were maladaptive hence they were not suitable to be used by the caregivers during the caregiving process.

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Hui Chien Ong and Suzaily Wahab
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