Relationship between first treatment contact and supernatural beliefs in caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia

Objective: To explore the relationship between attribution of symptoms to supernatural beliefs and first treatment contact in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a tertiary care hospital located in North India. Methods: A total of 122 caregivers (aged >= 18 years, staying with pat...

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Published in:East Asian archives of psychiatry 2014-06, Vol.24 (2), p.58-67
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Causality
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India
LDCs
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Mental disorders
Mental health services
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
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description Objective: To explore the relationship between attribution of symptoms to supernatural beliefs and first treatment contact in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a tertiary care hospital located in North India. Methods: A total of 122 caregivers (aged >= 18 years, staying with patient >= 1 year and involved in patients' care) of consecutive patients with diagnosis of schizophrenia (according to the ICD-10) were evaluated for their supernatural beliefs and first treatment contact. Results: The first treatment contact was a government or private psychiatrist in slightly more than half (53.3%) of the patients, while it was faith healers in 23.8% of the patients. Around three quarters (74.6%) of the caregivers attributed patients' symptoms to >= 1 supernatural belief (like sorcery / witchcraft, ghosts, spirit intrusion, divine wrath, planetary influences, evil spirits, and bad deeds in previous life) and more than half (57.4%) of the caregivers attributed patients' symptoms to > 1 supernatural belief. It was observed that those who contacted faith healers for their patients' treatment had significantly higher attribution of the symptoms to supernatural causes. Conclusions: Supernatural beliefs were common in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and the majority attributed their patients' symptoms to these beliefs. It signifies an urgent need for mental health literacy in India.
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Caregivers
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Diseases
Faith healing
Female
Health aspects
Humans
India
LDCs
Male
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Psychiatrists
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Religion
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Superstitions - psychology
Tertiary Healthcare
Treatment
Young Adult
title Relationship between first treatment contact and supernatural beliefs in caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia
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