Yuping Ning Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Schizophrenia; Subjective satisfaction; Caregiver
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Guangzhou Brain Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
Dr. Yuping Ning is chief executive officer of Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital) and president of Mental Health School, Guangzhou Medical University. Dr. Yuping Ning received her Ph.D. degree in Neurology from Sun Yat-sen University and got further training as an assistant fellowship in Neurology Department, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo. From 1992 onwards, she has engaged in neuropsychiatric science involved basic medicine and clinical medicine in Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
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Author(s): Yinjia Zheng, Robert Rosenheck, Somaia Mohamed, Bin Sun, Yanling Zhou, Yuping Ning, Jian Long and Hongbo He
Objective: Although caregiver relationships are a recognized feature of recovery for people with schizophrenia, subjective satisfaction with individual family and non-family relationships has not been studied systematically nor have factors associated with greater relationship satisfaction been identified.
Methods: Eighty-four schizophrenic inpatients were assessed using the Family/Social Involvement Scale (FSIS) which identifies patients' satisfaction with their relationship with whom they had contact at least once in the year prior to hospitalization. General psychological distress was asses... view moreĀ»