Characteristics of patients with schizophrenia in two cities in the U.S. and India

Gender-matched samples of patients with chronic schizophrenia were randomly selected from two metropolitan psychiatric emergency departments, one in Cincinnati, Ohio, (N = 47) and the other in Pune, India (N = 48). Severity and chronicity of symptoms in the two samples were comparable. Indian patien...

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Published inPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 47; no. 3; p. 300
Main Authors Dani, M M, Thienhaus, O J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1996
Subjects
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Deinstitutionalization
Employment
Female
Humans
India
Male
Marital Status
Patient Compliance
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
United States
United States
India
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Summary:Gender-matched samples of patients with chronic schizophrenia were randomly selected from two metropolitan psychiatric emergency departments, one in Cincinnati, Ohio, (N = 47) and the other in Pune, India (N = 48). Severity and chronicity of symptoms in the two samples were comparable. Indian patients were significantly more likely to be married and employed than their American counterparts. In India most subjects were cared for by their families, whereas in the U.S. the community mental health network assumed major responsibility for care. Compliance with prescribed antipsychotic medications was significantly greater in India than in the U.S.
ISSN:1075-2730
DOI:10.1176/ps.47.3.300