title: Needs of Indian schizophrenia patients: an exploratory study from India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although there are many studies from the West, no study has evaluated the needs of schizophrenia patients in Indian setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  100 consecutive patients of schizophrenia were assessed on Camberwell Assessment of Needs questionnaire. Same questionnaire was also administered to the caregiver to assess their perception about the needs of the patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients and their caregivers reported 8.12 and 7.13 needs, respectively, more than two-third of which were unmet. The most commonly reported needs by both patients and their caregivers were need for welfare benefits. Besides the welfare benefits, the four most common areas in which patients had needs and required help were-psychotic symptoms, psychological distress, information about the condition and money, whereas four most commonly reported area of needs reported by the caregivers were psychological distress, money, company and intimate relationships. Help provided by the government or non-governmental organizations was negligible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of needs of schizophrenia patients are unmet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. param_kulhara@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Parmanand
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulhara
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avasthi
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Pratap
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharan
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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