A systematic review comparing caregiver burden and psychological functioning in caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar …

GJ Karambelas, K Filia, LK Byrne, KA Allott… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Informal primary caregivers provide crucial supports to loved ones experiencing
serious mental illnesses with profound outcomes for the caregivers themselves. A …

Understanding the economic value and impacts on informal carers of people living with mental health conditions

D McDaid, AL Park - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Informal carers play a vital role in supporting people living with mental health conditions, but
comparatively little is known about the economic value of caring. This study undertook an …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and acceptability of a novel online program for mental health carers

E Fitzgeraldson, Z Triandafilidis, Y Franklin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new online program (Minds
Together) for carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptoms. Methods: Using a two …

Peer support for children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) in Australia: responses from children, parents and facilitators of the CHAMPS peer support program

H von Doussa, M Hegarty, B Sanders… - Advances in Mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Early interventions for children whose parents have a mental illness, comprising
the provision of age-appropriate information about mental health, positive coping strategies …

Economic costs of informal care for people with chronic diseases in the community: lost income, extra welfare payments, and reduced taxes in Australia in 2015–2030

D Schofield, RN Shrestha, MJB Zeppel… - Health & social care …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We estimated the economic costs of informal care in the community from 2015 to 2030,
using an Australian microsimulation model, Care&WorkMOD. The model was based on data …

Regional planning for meaningful person-centred care in mental health: context is the signal not the noise

D Rock, SP Cross - Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2020 - cambridge.org
Person-centred care is at the core of a value-based health system. Its transformative
potential is to enable and support key policy, planning and service developments across the …

Self-reported physical and mental health of informal caregivers of emergency service workers

G McKeon, R Wells, Z Steel, V Moseley… - Journal of Loss and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Emergency service workers (ESWs) are at increased risk of experiencing mental health
symptoms. Little is known about the health impact of providing informal care to ESWs (eg …

Family involvement to support cardiovascular self-management care for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review

S Zabeen, D Phua, L Mohammadi… - Journal of Mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Family members play a pivotal role in supporting cardiovascular self-
management-based care of community-living adults with severe mental illness (SMI) …

Quantifying the size of the informal care sector for Australian adults with mental illness: Caring hours and replacement cost

S Diminic, YY Lee, E Hielscher, MG Harris… - Social psychiatry and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To quantify and value the total informal support provided by family and friends to
Australian adults with mental illness in 2018. Methods The number of mental health carers …

Employment disadvantage and associated factors for informal carers of adults with mental illness: are they like other disability carers?

S Diminic, E Hielscher, MG Harris - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Providing unpaid support to family and friends with disabling health conditions
can limit a carer's capacity to participate in employment. The emotional support needs and …