This article reviews caregiver burden studies that evaluated burden of care for a mentally ill
relative using measurement instruments with established validity and reliability. The review …

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness which is associated with significant consequences
for both the patients and their relatives. Due to chronicity of the illness, the relatives of …

Caregivers providing care to chronically ill family members at home are potentially at risk for
caregiver burden and declining physical and psychological health. This study aims to …

This study examines family members' caregiving gains as a result of caring for their relatives
with schizophrenic spectrum disorders, and the influence of formal and informal social …

Research on family caregivers of mentally ill relatives has historically focused on negative
aspects of caregiving, often described as caregiver burden. The authors document …

Abstract Risk Reconsidered: Targets of violence in the Social Networks of People with
Serious Mental illness. This exploratory analysis addresses the questions: 1) Who among …

Despite decades of research documenting family burden related to mental illness of a
relative, little is known about families' responses over time. A grounded theory study was …

Introduction: Caring for a mentally ill family member is a challenging task. Caregivers who
are first-degree relatives (FDR) are at a higher risk of experiencing the negative …

In an era of limited resources for mental health care, family interventions need to target
areas where they are responsive to families' expressed needs. Although family burden has …

In the context of parents caring at home for an adult child with mental illness, this study
explored the positive aspects and rewards of caregiving. Specifically, it measured the extent …