Managing ‘schizophrenia in the midst of schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment

Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil and M, Marhani and B, Azlin (2014) Managing ‘schizophrenia in the midst of schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment. Medicine & Health, 9 (2). pp. 139-142. ISSN 2289-5728

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Abstract

Laporan ini mengetengahkan peranan Perawatan komuniti asertif (ACT) dalam merawat sebuah keluarga yang kebanyakan ahlinya menghidap penyakit mental; skizofrenia. Kami melaporkan satu kes iaitu seorang wanita dalam usia pertengahan yang menghidapi penyakit skizofrenia resistan pada rawatan (TRS) yang tinggal bersama dua lagi ahli keluarganya yang menghidapi penyakit yang sama. Mereka dijaga oleh seorang penjaga yang menghidapi kemurungan major yang terkesan dari bebanan menanggung ahli keluarga yang sakit mental. ACT melalui pendekatannya yang holistik, terbukti dapat membantu mengurangkan risiko kemasukan ke hospital serta dapat membantu dalam penambahbaikan kawalan penyakit dan kualiti hidup keluarga ini. This case report emphasizes the role of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in managing a family with four members suffering from mental illness, mainly schizophrenia. We report a case of middle-aged lady who was diagnosed with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) living with two other family members with the same illness and their carer who developed major depression from shouldering the burden of caring for mentally ill family members. ACT, through its holistic approach, proved to have reduced hospitalizations and improve symptom control and quality of life in this family. Keywords: community mental health team (CMHT), assertive community treatment (ACT), schizophrenia, family

Item Type:	Article (Case Report)
Additional Information:	6878/47941
Uncontrolled Keywords:	kumpulan komuniti kesihatan mental (CMHT), perawatan komuniti asertif (ACT), skizofrenia, keluarga community mental health team (CMHT), assertive community treatment (ACT), schizophrenia, family
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Psychiatry
Depositing User:	Mr Aidil Faszrul Abdul Rahim
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2016 08:34
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2016 08:34
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/47941

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