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Comparative Study
| Published: December 28, 2021
Personal Stress among Caregivers of Patient of Schizophrenia and Depression
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Philosophy & Education, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Google Scholar More about the auther
Supervisor, Professor & Head of Department of Psychology, Director of Psychology, Philosophy & Education, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.232.20210904
DOI: 10.25215/0904.232
ABSTRACT
Caregivers are defined as persons caring for patients, most of whom are relatives of the schizophrenia and depression patients. Aim the current study was aimed to find out the personal stress among caregivers of patient of schizophrenia and depression. The total sample consisted of 100 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 hospital of Gujarat state. The studied tool was Personal Stress Source (PSSI-sss) developed by Arun Kumar Singh, Ashish K. was used for the data collection. Data was analyzed through ‘t’ – test. Result reveals that similar and no significant difference among schizophrenia and depression caregivers of psychotic patients regards to their personal stress. Significant difference among duration of illness under 12 months higher than more than 12 months caregivers regards to their personal stress.
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© 2021, Mr. Suresh Solanki, Dr. Kamayani Mathur
Received: December 02, 2021; Revision Received: December 27, 2021; Accepted: December 28, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.232.20210904
10.25215/0904.232
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 4, October- December, 2021