INTRODUCTION: It has been well documented that schizophrenia presents a better clinical course in developing countries. Although there are many epidemiological studies showing this association, little research has been conducted to investigate the local representation systems for schizophrenia in these countries. OBJECTIVES: This study focuses on cultural factors of schizophrenia, namely the local representation systems for the disease, as well as what is locally understood as deviant behavior and its acceptability, and mechanisms of social-cultural insertion or exclusion of patients with schizophrenia in Cape Verde, Africa. METHODS: Randomized open interviews were carried out with the relatives of patients under treatment at the mental hea...
Based upon four years of fieldwork in a Portuguese mental health service for migrants, this paper cr...
In a cross-sectional study designed to assess the annual prevalence of Suspected Cases of Mental Dis...
Objetivo: Os distúrbios mentais têm representado um grande desafio para a saúde mundial, considerand...
Family conceptions of the nature of their relative's illness are part of the coping process and reve...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the living conditions and sociability among people with severe mental disorde...
BACKGROUND: Religion is often included in the beliefs and experiences of psychotic patients, and the...
Background: Being a family caregiver of a person with schizophrenia is a complex responsibility, whi...
This study aims at analysing, through personal reports, the way individuals behave in terms of healt...
Introdução: As psicoses funcionais são transtornos psiquiátricos cuja principal característica é a p...
Background: Stigmatization is an important issue in the treatment and course of schizophrenia. The m...
Este artigo objetivou descrever e analisar a rede de apoio social de pacientes com diagnóstico de es...
Ao viver na comunidade, as pessoas com transtornos mentais enfrentam o desafio de construir a sua in...
OBJECTIVE: To assess public stigma in relation to people with schizophrenia and possible factors ass...
A esquizofrenia é uma doença mental grave. Pelas suas características leva a um aumento tanto da sob...
A incidência da esquizofrenia em um membro da família freqüentemente gera sofrimento psíquico intens...
Based upon four years of fieldwork in a Portuguese mental health service for migrants, this paper cr...
In a cross-sectional study designed to assess the annual prevalence of Suspected Cases of Mental Dis...
Objetivo: Os distúrbios mentais têm representado um grande desafio para a saúde mundial, considerand...
Family conceptions of the nature of their relative's illness are part of the coping process and reve...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the living conditions and sociability among people with severe mental disorde...
BACKGROUND: Religion is often included in the beliefs and experiences of psychotic patients, and the...
Background: Being a family caregiver of a person with schizophrenia is a complex responsibility, whi...
This study aims at analysing, through personal reports, the way individuals behave in terms of healt...
Introdução: As psicoses funcionais são transtornos psiquiátricos cuja principal característica é a p...
Background: Stigmatization is an important issue in the treatment and course of schizophrenia. The m...
Este artigo objetivou descrever e analisar a rede de apoio social de pacientes com diagnóstico de es...
Ao viver na comunidade, as pessoas com transtornos mentais enfrentam o desafio de construir a sua in...
OBJECTIVE: To assess public stigma in relation to people with schizophrenia and possible factors ass...
A esquizofrenia é uma doença mental grave. Pelas suas características leva a um aumento tanto da sob...
A incidência da esquizofrenia em um membro da família freqüentemente gera sofrimento psíquico intens...
Based upon four years of fieldwork in a Portuguese mental health service for migrants, this paper cr...
In a cross-sectional study designed to assess the annual prevalence of Suspected Cases of Mental Dis...
Objetivo: Os distúrbios mentais têm representado um grande desafio para a saúde mundial, considerand...