Distress in Caregivers of a Family Member With Serious Mental Illness

• Published in: The Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 286 - 294
• Main Authors: Crowe, Allison, Brinkley, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2015; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Caregivers; Emotional disorders; Families & family life; Mental disorders; Mental health care; Quantitative psychology; Regression analysis; Mental Illness Distress Scale; serious mental illness; caregivers

It is well documented that mental illness influences not only the person diagnosed but also the family. The following study explored distress in 169 caregivers of a family member with serious mental illness (SMI). Factors such as time spent caregiving, type of familial relationship, mental health tr...