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- Title
FAMILY CARE GIVING TO PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS: ITS IMPACT ON CARE GIVERS.
- Authors
Jiji, T. S.
- Abstract
Caring of a mentally ill family member is time, money and energy consuming. The care giving responsibility may put many restrictions on the life of key informal caregiver such as distorted family ties, reduced leisure time activities, difficulty in keeping active participation in social gatherings, reduced friendship circle, shift in employment, role overload etc. It affects the familial, financial, occupational, psychological and social life of the informal care giver, depending on the duration of care giving, chronic nature of illness, level of familial and social support, and ability to cope with the role overload. Caregivers, engaged in prolonged care giving, may not get adequate time to take care of their own health. Research studies have revealed that a considerable percentage of caregivers are at increased risk of physical and psychological distress such as coronary heart disease, anxiety and depression in varying degrees. The professional mental health services should focus more on reducing the stress of care giving through engaging the family caregivers in the treatment programmes. The programmes— both institution and community based — may include education on mental illness, training in effective care giving and coping strategies, and formation of self-help groups in the community.
- Subjects
MENTAL health services; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; MENTAL health insurance; MEDICAL care; SOCIAL networks; INTERPERSONAL relations
- Publication
Rajagiri Journal of Social Development, 2007, Vol 3, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
0973-3086
- Publication type
Article