Burden and related factors in caregivers of young adults presenting bipolar and unipolar mood disorder

Conclusions:
Caregivers are affected by the young adult’s disorder even before a diagnosis has been given, with serious impairments in their lives. Thus, this is a subject in need of designing relevant strategies aiming to provide them with care.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - May 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: da Silva, G. D. G., Jansen, K., Barbosa, L. P., Branco, J. d. C., Pinheiro, R. T., Magalhaes, P. V. d. S., Kapczinski, F., da Silva, R. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research