The healthcare-seeking behaviour of schizophrenic patients in Cambodia.

Aims: To understand the patterns of the schizophrenic patients' healthcare-seeking behaviour (HCSB) in the context of a post-conflict country where psychiatric facilities are scarce.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey assessing schizophrenic patients and their caregivers who consulted for the first time in four different outpatient psychiatric departments.

Results: One hundred and four schizophrenic patients were selected: 56.