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Sequential mediation model of social support, care burden, and internalized stigma among family function and depression in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

Evidence from a cross-sectional study in southwest China

Teng Zhang, Ximei Wang, Bo Yang, Minsong Li, Liming Wang, Ce Yang, Chuanwen Fu, Zhengxu Li, Xuehui Zhang, Yangdong Guo, Nishang Zhang, Ensheng Pu, Jianzhong Yin, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

14.9.2024

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This article explores how social support, care burden, and internalised stigma affect family carer of patients with schizophrenia in southwest China. The study found that when carers receive strong social support, it can help reduce the burden they feel and lower the stigma they may internalise. Social support can help to improve family functioning and reduce feelings of depression.

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