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KMID : 0897520010060010065
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2001 Volume.6 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.72
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Comparison of General mental Health between Chronic Mentally Ill’s Family and Inhabitant
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Bae Ahn
Kim Jin-Hak
Ahn Ju-Hong
Kim Myung-Kyu
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the general mental health of chronic mentally ill’s family and to compare with inhabitant.
Methods: The General Health Questionnaire(GHQ) was administered to 55 chronic mentally ill’s family and 55 inhabitant in Naju city for comparative evaluation of general mental health.
Results: Total score of general mental health and social dysfunction score, severe depression score in chronic mentally ill’s family were higher than inhabitant. In correlation between general mental health and demographic data, in chronic mentally ill’s family, social dysfunction was significantly correlated with younger age and married marital status, but severe depression was significantly correlated with older age.
Conclusion: The general mental health of chronic mentally ill’s family was worse than inhabitant. As a result, family support system in community mental health was considered importantly for improvement of family function as primary care-giver of the patient.
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KEYWORD
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General mental health, Family, Social dysfunction, Severe depression
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