Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment.
This case report emphasizes the role of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in managing a family with four members suffering from mental illness, mainly schizophrenia. We report a case of middle-aged lady who was diagnosed with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) living with two other family mem...
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| description | This case report emphasizes the role of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in managing a family with four members suffering from mental illness, mainly schizophrenia. We report a case of middle-aged lady who was diagnosed with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) living with two other family members with the same illness and their carer who developed major depression from shouldering the burden of caring for mentally ill family members. ACT, through its holistic approach, proved to have reduced hospitalizations and improve symptom control and quality of life in this family. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:82862016-12-14T06:46:47Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8286/ Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. Ahmad Nabil MR, Marhani M, Azlin B, This case report emphasizes the role of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in managing a family with four members suffering from mental illness, mainly schizophrenia. We report a case of middle-aged lady who was diagnosed with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) living with two other family members with the same illness and their carer who developed major depression from shouldering the burden of caring for mentally ill family members. ACT, through its holistic approach, proved to have reduced hospitalizations and improve symptom control and quality of life in this family. Penerbit UKM 2014-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8286/1/08-MS0033_%28139-142%29.pdf Ahmad Nabil MR, and Marhani M, and Azlin B, (2014) Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. Medicine & Health, 9 (2). pp. 139-142. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Nabil MR, Marhani M, Azlin B, Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title | Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title_full | Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title_fullStr | Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title_short | Managing ‘Schizophrenia in the Midst of Schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| title_sort | managing ‘schizophrenia in the midst of schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8286/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8286/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8286/1/08-MS0033_%28139-142%29.pdf |