@article{ref1,
title="Caregiving for mental health service users: a study exploring the perceptions of mental health service users and their caregivers in Cape Town, South Africa",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="2016",
author="Sibeko, Goodman and Milligan, Peter D. and Temmingh, Henk and Lund, Crick and Stein, Dan J. and Mall, Sumaya",
volume="62",
number="6",
pages="512-521",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Our study explores perceptions of the caregiver support for mental health service users (MHSUs) in a low- to middle-income country setting. MATERIALS: We conducted in-depth individual interviews with 16 MHSUs and their treatment partners/caregivers from a treatment partner and text-message intervention study. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Treatment partners/caregivers felt obligated to care for MHSUs, but had a limited understanding of mental illness. They found supporting adherence to treatment difficult due to a number of factors including violence, food insecurity and substance abuse. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic and environmental factors affecting the lives of MHSUs have impact on caregiver relationships with MHSUs in their care.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="10.1177/0020764016651458",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764016651458"
}