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Challenges faced when living with schizophrenia in the community: A narrative inquiry

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  • Jin Wei Gong
  • Dan Luo
  • Wen Jia Liu
  • Juan Zhang
  • Zi Ru Chen
  • Qin-Yu Wang
  • Xin Yi Yang
  • Bing Xiang Yang
  • Hai-Shan Huang
  • Xiao Qin Wang

Abstract

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder. People with schizophrenia have transferred from hospital-based care to community-based care with the support of mental health legal policies. Challenges faced in the community should be emphasized. Limited qualitative studies have explored the challenges of living with schizophrenia. Aims: To explore the challenges of people living with schizophrenia in the community. Methods: A narrative method was used, including semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. Thematic analysis approach was used to analyze data. Results: Ten clients and their family members participated in the study. Analysis revealed three main themes related to their challenges in the community: deficits in self-management of illness; insufficient community mental health care; and the influence of policy. These challenges prevent those with schizophrenia from effectively managing their illness, returning to a productive role in society, and improving their quality of life. Conclusions: There are challenges in mental health rehabilitation and social reintegration of individuals with schizophrenia. There is a need for continuous community mental rehabilitation services, appropriate policy support, and the need to educate the public to reduce social bias and discrimination which allows individuals with schizophrenia to assume a productive role in the community.

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  • Jin Wei Gong & Dan Luo & Wen Jia Liu & Juan Zhang & Zi Ru Chen & Qin-Yu Wang & Xin Yi Yang & Bing Xiang Yang & Hai-Shan Huang & Xiao Qin Wang, 2023. "Challenges faced when living with schizophrenia in the community: A narrative inquiry," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(2), pages 420-429, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:2:p:420-429
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640221109168
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