Schmid, Rita and Huttel, G. -U. and Cording, C. and Spiessl, H. (2007) The situation of caregivers of inpatients with bipolar affective disorders. FORTSCHRITTE DER NEUROLOGIE PSYCHIATRIE, 75 (11). pp. 665-672. ISSN 0720-4299, 1439-3522
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Objective: Research on the situation of caregivers of patients with bipolar affective disorders has been mostly neglected in German-speaking countries. Methods: In the sense of a bottom-up approach, a content analysis of problem -oriented interviews with 32 caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder was carried out. Additionally, the relevant literature identified by means of a computerized MEDLINE research on the years 1997-2007 with the key words "caregiver"/"relative", "burden" and "bipolar disorder", was analysed to describe the situation of the caregivers comprehensively. Related articles in the MEDLINE search were also viewed. Results: The burden of relatives of bipolar patients are manifold and partially specific. On the top of the list caregivers mentioned emotional burdens like: Jack of understanding, helplessness and hopelessness" (90,6%) and,own concernment" (81,2%). Specific burdens of these caregivers are "repulsing and uncooperative behaviour of the patient" (78,1%) and "burdens due to the alternation between manic and depressive symptoms" (71,9%). The manic and depressive symptomatic complex were assessed as burden with equal frequency (75,0%). Conclusions: An effective support should consider the necessity of helping the caregivers in handling the symptoms of the illness and imparting coping strategies for emotional relief of caregivers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | QUALITY-OF-LIFE; FAMILY-MEMBERS; MENTALLY-ILL; PSYCHIATRIC-INPATIENTS; PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; MOOD DISORDERS; STEP-BD; BURDEN; RELATIVES; caregivers; bipolar affective disorder; psychiatric care; psychiatric hospital |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2020 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2020 11:05 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/31966 |
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