A study of change in perception of burden among family members of schizophrenics after a gap of six months

Pages: 29-32
Nand Kumar Singh (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh)
Aman Kishore (Department of Psychiatry, Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh)

The aim of study was to assessment of the family burden in schizophrenia. The present study was conducted on 25 schizophrenic patients and his / her family members in the out-patient department of Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, in the age group of 21-45 years of either sex, diagnosed by ICD-10 criteria for patients and minimum 21 years age of either sex for informants and who has been with continuously for the last two years and spending a lot of time and emotional support providing to the patients. Result indicate that family members experience less burden after they were assessed after six months of follow-up.