Perceptions about the cause of schizophrenia and the subsequent help seeking behavior in a Pakistani population -results of a cross-sectional survey

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• 作者：Syed Nabeel Zafar (1)
  Reema Syed (1)
  Sarah Tehseen (1)
  Saqib A Gowani (1)
  Sana Waqar (1)
  Amina Zubair (1)
  Wajeeha Yousaf (1)
  Akbar J Zubairi (1)
  Haider Naqvi (2)
  
• 刊名：BMC Psychiatry
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：December 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：8
• 期：1
• 全文大小：204KB
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• 作者单位：Syed Nabeel Zafar (1)
  Reema Syed (1)
  Sarah Tehseen (1)
  Saqib A Gowani (1)
  Sana Waqar (1)
  Amina Zubair (1)
  Wajeeha Yousaf (1)
  Akbar J Zubairi (1)
  Haider Naqvi (2)
  
  1. Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
  

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Background There is a cultural variability around the perception of what causes the syndrome of schizophrenia. Generally patients with schizophrenia are considered dangerous. They are isolated and treatment is delayed. Studies have shown favorable prognosis with good family and social support, early diagnosis and management. Duration of untreated psychosis is a bad prognostic indicator. We aimed to determine the perceptions regarding the etiology of schizophrenia and the subsequent help seeking behavior. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 404 people at the out patient departments of Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. Data was collected via a self-administered questionnaire. Questions were related to a vignette of a young man displaying schizophrenic behavior. Data was analyzed on SPSS v 14. Results The mean age of the participants was 31.4 years (range = 18-2) and 77% of them were males. The majorities were graduates (61.9%) and employed (50%). Only 30% of the participants attributed 'mental illness' as the main cause of psychotic symptoms while a large number thought of 'God's will' (32.3%), 'superstitious ideas' (33.1%), 'loneliness' (24.8%) and 'unemployment' (19.3%) as the main cause. Mental illness as the single most important cause was reported by only 22%. As far as management is concerned, only 40% reported psychiatric consultation to be the single most important management step. Other responses included spiritual healing (19.5%) and Sociachanges (10.6) while 14.8% of respondents said that they would do nothing. Gender, age, family system and education level were significantly associated with the beliefs about the cause of schizophrenia (p < 0.05). While these variables plus 'religious inclination' and 'beliefs about cause' were significantly associated with the help seeking behavior of the participants. Conclusion Despite majority of the study population being well educated, only a few recognized schizophrenia as a mental illness and many held superstitious beliefs. A vast majority of Pakistanis have non-biomedical beliefs about the cause of schizophrenia. Their help seeking behavior in this regard is inappropriate and detrimental to the health of schizophrenic patients. Areas for future research have been identified.