Helplessness among Caregivers of Patient of Schizophrenia and Depression

Caregivers are defined as persons caring for patients, most of whom are relatives of the schizophrenia and depression patients. They provide practical help, personal caregiving and emotional support to the psychotic patients. Aim the current study was aimed to find out the helplessness among caregivers of patient of schizophrenia and depression. The total sample consisted of 240 caregivers, equally distributed on types of psychotic patients (Schizophrenia and Depression) and type of duration of illness (Under 12 months and More than 12 months) selected purposive sampling technique from various hospitals of Gujarat state. The studied tool was Helplessness scale (HS-MGBR, 2012) Mathur and Bhatnagar was used for the data collection. Data was analyzed through ‘t’ – test. Results reveals that similar and no significant difference among schizophrenia and depression caregivers of psychotic patients regards to their Helplessness. Significant difference among duration of illness under 12 months higher than more than 12 months caregivers regards to their Helplessness.