Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness, which is stressful not only for patients, but also for
family members. Numerous studies have demonstrated that family caregivers of persons …

Expressed emotion (EE) has substantial scientific support as a predictor of relapse of
positive symptoms. The median relapse rate in a high-EE environment is 48%, compared …

Parents of autistic children face enormous challenges, but very little attention has been paid
to their psychological needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has previously …

Significant demands are being placed on the informal caregivers of chronically ill patients,
including those suffering from cancer. Health care professionals need to be aware of these …

The main message of this excellent book is that mental health facilities in the US should be
offering various forms of psychoeducation to families dealing with severe psychiatric …

The burden that a family experiences as a result of one of its members having a chronic
mental illness has been the subject of research since the mid-1950s. A review of the findings …

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 …

Objective The objective of the study was to test predictive models of schizophrenia caregiver
burden and infectious illness episodes for caregivers who had regular contact with their …

Deinstitutionalization suddenly catapults family members into being the primary caregivers
for functionally impaired adults who are diagnosed with mental illness. This role as caregiver …

The consequences of psychiatric disorders for family members, usually called family or
caregiver burden, have been studied during the last 4 decades. During this period a variety …