Journal of Psychiatry

Thelma Beatriz González-Castro

Publications

• Case Report
  Family Support and Adherence to Treatment in Patients Diagnosed with Schizophrenia in Tabasco, Mexico: A Case- Series Study
  Author(s): Homero Daniel Hernandez-Yánez, Jorge E Reyes-Tovilla, Isela E Juárez-Rojop, Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, Mario Villar-Soto, María Lilia López-Narváez, Humberto Nicolini, Alma Genis and Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-ZárateHomero Daniel Hernandez-Yánez, Jorge E Reyes-Tovilla, Isela E Juárez-Rojop, Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, Mario Villar-Soto, María Lilia López-Narváez, Humberto Nicolini, Alma Genis and Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate
  
  Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects adults, especially between 15 to 35 years of age. Patients with schizophrenia have difficulty looking after themselves, completing their studies, holding a job, or being part of their community. In Mexico, there are mental health programs that provide help and assistance to people with mental health problems, but given the country’s current socioeconomic instability, a shortage of medication exists, as well as a deficit in trained personnel and mental health professionals, plus a lack of a public education program to prevent discrimination against people with mental disorders. Unfortunately, the exact number of people suffering from schizophrenia in developing countries (including Mexico) is unknown, since there are no recent censuses in mental health. Literature about schizophrenia mentions genetic predisposition and environ.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000304

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