title: Rate of Family Violence Among Patients With Schizophrenia in Japan.
abstract: Family violence is a serious concern in the era of deinstitutionalization in Japan. Consequently, we aimed to clarify the rate of family violence among patients with schizophrenia, and differences by sex and relationship to the patient. We asked households belonging to a family group association to complete a self-administered mail survey. Of 350 households that responded, data for 302 were analyzed. The rate of violence toward any family member was 60.9% over the lifetime and 27.2% in the past year. Order of lifetime rates for family members from highest to lowest was 51.0% for mothers, 47.0% for fathers, 30.7% for younger sisters, 23.8% for spouses, 19.5% for younger brothers, 18.2% for older sisters, 17.1% for older brothers, and none for children. Younger sisters were more likely to be victims compared to other siblings. Fathers and older brothers were likely to be victims when patients were male.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan kageyama-tky@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.affiliation: Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.affiliation: Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Sayaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D035781:Siblings
keywords: family caregiving; family violence; schizophrenia; severe mental illness; siblings