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Clinical and socio-demographic correlates of coping strategies in relatives of schizophrenic patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

L Magliano ,
F Veltro ,
M Guarneri  and
C Marasco
L Magliano
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Medical School, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
F Veltro
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Medical School, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
M Guarneri
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Medical School, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
C Marasco
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Medical School, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
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Summary

The study aimed to describe coping strategies in a sample of key-relatives of schizophrenic patients, and to explore their relationships with the following variables: patients' and key-relatives' socio-demographic characteristics; patients' and key-relatives' clinical status; and key-relatives' subjective burden. Significant correlations were found between the scores on coercion items and those on Present State Examination (PSE-9) factors “disorganized syndrome” and “psychomotor poverty syndrome”. A long duration of illness was found to be associated with relatives' strategies characterized by positive communication and patient's social involvement. Coercion, avoidance and resignation coping strategies were significantly associated with the occurrence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients' key-relatives.

Keywords

coping strategiesfamily burdenschizophrenia
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , 1995 , pp. 155 - 158
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1995

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