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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 8/2006

01-08-2006 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Family support predicts psychiatric medication usage among Mexican American individuals with schizophrenia

Authors: Jorge I. Ramírez García, Christina L. Chang, Joshua S. Young, Steven R. López, Janis H. Jenkins

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 8/2006

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Abstract

Background

Support provided by family caregivers to persons with schizophrenia is a viable intervention focus to improve psychiatric medication usage. However, little is known about the relation between medication usage and family support as well as other key caregiving factors.

Method

Family support and Expressed Emotion (EE) dimensions were tested as predictors of medication usage during a 9-month period following psychiatric hospital discharge in a sample of 30 individuals of Mexican descent with schizophrenia.

Results

Family instrumental support predicted higher medication usage (Odds Ratio = 4.8) in multivariate analyses that statistically adjusted for the impact of emotional support, family EE, and psychiatric status (e.g., positive symptoms) on medication usage.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that efforts to improve medication usage among Mexican American individuals with schizophrenia should take into account social supportive factors such as instrumental or directive, hands-on assistance from family caregivers.
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Metadata
Title
Family support predicts psychiatric medication usage among Mexican American individuals with schizophrenia
Authors
Jorge I. Ramírez García
Christina L. Chang
Joshua S. Young
Steven R. López
Janis H. Jenkins
Publication date
01-08-2006
Publisher
Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-006-0069-8

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