A challenge faced by many countries is to provide adequate human resources for delivery of
essential mental health interventions. The overwhelming worldwide shortage of human …

BackgroundInformal caregiving is an integral part of the care of people with severe mental
illness, but the support needs of those providing such care are not often met. AimsTo …

Objective: Caregivers experience physical and mental stress that ends up lowering their
quality of life (QoL). Our goal was to research (a) the level of caregivers QoL;(b) the …

Schizophrenia is a disabling, chronic psychiatric disorder that poses numerous challenges
in its management and consequences. It extols a significant cost to the patient in terms of …

Context Treatment burden, the burden associated with the treatment and management of
chronic illness, has not yet been well articulated. Objective Using Rodgers'(1989, Journal of …

Psychoeducational interventions for family carers of people with psychosis are effective for
improving compliance and preventing relapse. Whether carers benefit from these …

Background A couple of decades ago, hospitals or psychiatric institutions were in charge of
caring for patients with schizophrenia; however, nowadays this role is performed by one or …

Background Care for stroke patients at home is a very complicated and tough activity.
Objective The study was conducted to examine the effect of patient care education on …

Background Brief family intervention may have a positive impact on family caregivers for
patients with mental disorders. We assessed the effectiveness of a group psycho …

The family is the primary caregiver for most patients with schizophrenia, and their roles are
essential in patients' illness trajectories and outcomes. Due to this, various family …