The study emphasized the need to provide psychological assistance to them too. “Mental first-aid helps caregivers accept the chronic nature of the disease and understand how they should respond to it,” he says. “I’ve noticed that many caregivers tend to harbour feelings of guilt and loss while battling immense financial and social stress. Another area where the caregiving spouses can do with help is getting schizophrenics to accept medication. “Going forward, we need more state-funding to manage the burden of the disease,” says Dr Bhat.

Source: Mint April 09, 2018 14:37 UTC