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Family response to the mental illness of a relative: a review of the literature.

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This article is published in Schizophrenia Bulletin.The article was published on 1974-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 168 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychological intervention & Mental health.

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The burden of schizophrenia on caregivers: a review.

TL;DR: Although the cost of caregiving is considered to be significant, there are no reliable estimates of the costs associated with such care and there is an urgent need to develop reliable approaches that can generate data that can inform in policy making and organization of services.
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The burden of care: the impact of functional psychiatric illness on the patient's family.

TL;DR: The literature on the effect of severe mental illness on other members of the patient's family is reviewed, finding that relatives have difficulties in understanding and coming to terms with illness-related behaviour.
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Psychiatric Illness and Family Stigma

TL;DR: Perceptions of and reactions to stigma among 156 parents and spouses of a population-based sample of first-admission psychiatric patients are examined.
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Families Living with Severe Mental Illness: A Literature Review

TL;DR: The most frequently investigated variables (coping, psychological distress and caregiver burden, social support, caregiver resiliency and depression, and client behavioral problems) as they are related to families and schizophrenia are examined.
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Family Treatment of Adult Schizophrenic Patients: A Psycho-educational Approach

TL;DR: A model of family intervention has been developed which attempts to diminish relapse rates of schizophrenic patients and reflects theoretical and research findings which suggest that certain patients have a "core psychological deficit" that might increase vulnerability to external stimuli.
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity.

Melvin L. DeFleur, +1 more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the relationship between information control and personal identity, including the Discredited and the Discreditable Social Information Visibility Personal Identity Biography Biographical Others Passing Techniques of Information Control Covering.
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the relationship between information control and personal identity, including the Discredited and the Discreditable Social Information Visibility Personal Identity Biography Biographical Others Passing Techniques of Information Control Covering.
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The Social System

TL;DR: In the history of sociological theory, Talcott Parsons holds a very special place. as discussed by the authors presents a major scientific and intellectual advance towards the theory of action first outlined in his earlier work.
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The Social System.

TL;DR: In the history of sociological theory, Talcott Parsons holds a very special place. as mentioned in this paper presents a major scientific and intellectual advance towards the theory of action first outlined in his earlier work.
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