The psychosocial problems of families caring for relatives with mental illnesses and their coping strategies: a qualitative urban based study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

K. Iseselo, Masunga; J. Kajula, Lusajo; I. Yahya-Malima, Khadija

doi:10.1186/s12888-016-0857-y

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The psychosocial problems of families caring for relatives with mental illnesses and their coping strategies: a qualitative urban based study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Published in BMC Psychiatry • May 13, 2016

Authors:

Masunga K. Iseselo

Lusajo J. Kajula

Khadija I. Yahya-Malima

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mental illness may cause a variety of psychosocial problems such as decreased quality of life of the patient's family members as well as increased social distance for the patient and the family caring for the patient. Psychosocial challenges are enhanced by the stigma attached to mental ...

Subject

Mental illness

Psychosocial

Thematic analysis

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