exudates and Neurotic-Disorders

There is increasing evidence that genetic factors play a role in the etiology of schizophrenic disorders. One thousand eighty-nine first-degree relatives of schizophrenics and 1,137 controls were studied to discover their psychiatric morbidity. Psychiatric morbidity was found in 16.34% of the first-degree relatives (FDR) of schizophrenics (parents, 5.69%; siblings, 7.71%; offspring, 2.94%) as compared to 6.9% in the controls (P < 0.001). Schizophrenia was found in 8.3% of the patient group, which was significantly higher (0.2%) as compared to the controls. Schizoid-schizotypal personality disorder was found in 3.03% of FDRs of the schizophrenic group. Depressive disorder was found in 4.4% and 2.1% in the control and patient group, respectively, which was statistically significant. Morbidity risk of schizophrenia was found in 16.97%, 6.22% and 5.79% of schizophrenia, schizoid-schizotypal personality disorder and depressive disorder, respectively, in the FDR of schizophrenic group.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Family Health; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Mental Disorders; Morbidity; Neurotic Disorders; Paranoid Disorders; Pedigree; Risk Factors; Schizophrenia

Deinstitutionalization has shifted much of the burden of care of chronic schizophrenia from mental institutions to the family. The aim of this study is to asses the prevalence of mental disorders among 210 primary carers of Malay schizophrenic patients, explored the burden and hardship experienced by them. This is a two-stage psychiatric screening procedure. All the cases suspected from initial screening with WHO Self-Reporting Questionnaires (SRQ-20) were called for clinical interview. Patients' behavioural problems and the burden of relatives were assessed by the Social Behaviour Schedule and the Interview Schedule respectively. It was found that about 23% of the carers developed neurotic disorders resulting from the stress; nearly half of them had neurotic depression. Despite their burden, they do not complaint about it. Neurotic carers compared with non-neurotic carers had significantly more subjective burden and distress related to the product of active psychosis. The carers were generally able to tolerate the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The number of problem behaviours and previous admissions were significantly correlated with the severity of burden.

Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anxiety Disorders; Caregivers; Cost of Illness; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Deinstitutionalization; Depressive Disorder; Developing Countries; Family; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Neurasthenia; Neurotic Disorders; Personality Inventory; Psychometrics; Rehabilitation, Vocational; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenic Psychology

Topics: Adult; China; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; India; Language; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Neurotic Disorders; Predictive Value of Tests; Psychological Tests; Reference Values; Surveys and Questionnaires

Topics: Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Neurotic Disorders; Psychological Tests; Students, Medical

Topics: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Neurotic Disorders; Psychological Tests; World Health Organization

Topics: Adult; Hospital Units; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Malaysia; Middle Aged; Neurotic Disorders; Therapeutic Community

Topics: Adult; Aged; Female; Health Facility Environment; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Neurotic Disorders; Patients

Topics: Acculturation; Attitude; Birth Order; Cannabis; Ethnicity; Female; Humans; Income; Language; Malaysia; Male; Mental Disorders; Neurotic Disorders; Personality Disorders; Residence Characteristics; Schizophrenia; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Social Adjustment; Social Change; Social Class; Students; Substance-Related Disorders

Topics: Ceremonial Behavior; Folklore; Humans; Malaysia; Medicine, Traditional; Neurotic Disorders; Psychotherapy; Spiritualism

Topics: Civilization; Humans; Hysteria; Malaysia; Neurotic Disorders