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Original Article
Relationship Between Orientation to Mental Illness and Help Seeking Behaviour Among Primary Caregivers of Patients with Psychosis
Dr. Pushpalatha G1
Dr. K.T. Shwetha2
Dr. Albert Nellissery3
Deshpande H R4
1 Professor, School of Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2 Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, Kateel Ashok Pai Memorial Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. 3 Junior Resident, Manasa Multi-Speciality Hospital, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. 4 Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, Kateel Ashok Pai Memorial Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.
Published Online: May-June 2026
Pages: 218-221
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijrtmr.20260603026 c
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4. Perlick, D. A., Rosenheck, R. A., Miklowitz, D. J., Chessick, C., Wolff, N., Kaczynski, R., ... & Maciejewski, P. K. (2008). Prevalence and correlates of burden among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 9(3), 262–273. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00478.x
5. Ng, C. H., Mohamad, M. S., Yee, A., Firdaus, M. A., Shah, S. A., & Wahab, S. (2016). Stigma in mental illness: A review of international and Malaysian studies. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 17(2), 109–121. Retrieved from http://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/
6. Chien, W. T., Chan, S. W. C., & Morrissey, J. (2013). The effectiveness of a mutual support group for family caregivers of Chinese people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(10), 1326–1340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.018
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9. Rosenstock, I. M. (1974). Historical origins of the health belief model. Health Education Monographs, 2(4), 328–335. https://doi.org/10.1177/109019817400200403
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