Table 1.
Characteristics of informants.
| Characteristics | Frequencies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (N = 6) | Caregivers (N = 16) (6 for the patient with schizophrenia; 7 for bipolar patient; 3 for the depressive patient) | Community members (N = 13) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 20-29 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 30-39 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 40-49 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 50-59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 and above | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Female | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Separated | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Divorced | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Single | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cohabiting | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Occupation | |||
| Student | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Retired | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Self-employed | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Not employed | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Bipolar disorders | 2 | ||
| Schizophrenia | 3 | ||
| Major depression | 1 | ||