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The behaviour of schizophrenic day-patients at home: an assessment by relatives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

K. E. Hewitt
K. E. Hewitt*
Affiliation:
South Glamorgan Area Clinical Psychology Department, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff
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1Address for correspondence: Mr K. E. Hewitt, South Glamorgan Area Clinical Psychology Department, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB and Stoke Park Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol
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Synopsis

Relatives of 39 schizophrenic patients attending a day hospital in South Glamorgan assessed the patients‘ behaviour at home covering a period of one week. The results pointed to the existence of a sub-group of patients with severe behavioural problems. These patients had had more psychiatric admissions, and had spent a longer total time in hospital. The proportion of forms of behaviour regarded as problems by the relatives themselves was lower than that suggested by their assessments, except in the families where the patient exhibited severe behavioural difficulties. The findings are discussed in terms of the practical difficulties regarding home-management by relatives of the schizophrenic.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 1983 , pp. 885 - 889
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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