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In this research, we conducted paper-based questionnaire to families with schizophrenics; they are either in day care or mental hospital for more than 1 year. Sixty nine family members agreed to participate in this research. For screening PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), we used Japanese version of IES-R (Impact of Event Scale-Revised). The highest score of the test is 88 and the score above 25 is considered to have high-risk PTSD. Sixty nine people was accounted for a high-risk group 39.1% (n= 27). Regards to comparison of the two groups in FBDS, the high-risk group was significantly higher in total sum of FBDS (family burden and distress scale), subjective burden and depression resulting from the patients illness. The comparison of high-risk group and low-risk group scores of SRS-18 showed that high-risk group was significantly higher in any of the following fields: total sum of SER-18, depression-anxiety, irritability-anger, and helplessness. These results indicate that PTSD can be caused by exposure to symptoms of patients with schizophrenia, and that the burden of taking care of patients with schizophrenia affects the physical and mental health of the caregivers. |
