Schizophrenia is a severe form of mental illness that affects about 7 per 1,000 of the adult
population. It is estimated that globally about 29 million people have schizophrenia. With the …

Background: There is a wide range of literature on stigmatization and discrimination of
people with mental illness. Most studies, however, derive from Western countries. This …

All over the world women are the predominant providers of informal care for family members
with chronic medical conditions or disabilities, including the elderly and adults with mental …

These are the growing realities. How to help a patient with severe chronic mental illness? In
the background of increasingly nuclear families and poor institutional support, what options …

Counseling Latinos and la familia provides an integrated approach to understanding Latino
families and increasing competency for counselors and other mental health professional …

INTRODUCTION: Burden on informal carers of people with mental or physical illnesses has
been studied for a long time. Several standardized instruments for the assessment of carer's …

Objective: Slow waves and sleep spindles are the two main oscillations occurring during
non-REM sleep. While slow oscillations are primarily generated and modulated by the …

Objective: Little research has focused on the mental health of Latino caregivers with a
relative with schizophrenia, despite data showing that up to three-quarters of Latino persons …

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that is chronic, reality disorders, cognitive
dysfunction, and difficulty in doing activities. Violent behavior is a form of aggressive …

This article explores family burden in relation to relatives' coping strategies and social
networks, as well as in relation to the patients' severity of positive and negative symptoms …