Abstract:

This study is a qualitative research conducted from the perspective of Social Work, which aims to evaluate the strategies of coping with the disease, their relations with families and the environment, of individuals treated with the diagnosis of schizophrenia, within the framework of the institutional social support they receive. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia who accepted to participate in the study, living in Kütahya Province and Kütahya S.B.U. Training and Research Hospital. The number of people receiving service is 9. With the study, the effect of the presence of the patient's psycho-socio-economic support on the treatment of the disease was explained, and as a result of the study, it was determined that this situation facilitates the patient's compliance with the treatment. It is thought that their compliance with treatment will increase and they will contribute to being in a condition to meet the requirements of daily life.

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