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Psychiatric symptoms in caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder: A review

Steele, Annie, Maruyama, Nancy, Galynker, Igor·2010·Journal of Affective Disorders

Abstract

Objectives The burden experienced by caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder has been associated with increased caregiver depression, anxiety and mental health service use. As caregiver burden is also associated with poor patient outcome, these findings may indicate a source of distress not only for caregivers, but also for patients. This review presents what is currently known about psychiatric symptoms in this population and suggests directions for future research. Methods Computerized databases Medline, Pubmed, PsychINFO and Google Scholar were searched using the keywords 'bipolar disorder', 'manic-depressive disorder', 'caregiver', 'caregiver burden', 'family', 'couple', 'spouse' and 'partner.' Of these, publications both measuring and reporting psychiatric symptoms or mental health service use in adult caregivers were included. Results Twenty four (24) papers were analyzed. Thirteen (13) of these papers measured general psychiatric distress, 2 measured anxiety symptoms, 9 reported mood symptoms and 8 reported increased mental health service use. 21 total papers reported clinical significance of least one category of psychiatric distress. Significant findings include up to 46% of caregivers reporting depression and up to 32.4% reporting mental health service use. Data suggest that caregiver psychiatric symptoms depend on the nature of the caregiving relationship. Common methodological problems included: lack of control groups, small sample sizes and non-standardized…

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Authors
Steele, A., Maruyama, N., & Galynker, I.
Corresponding author
Steele, Annie
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-02
Volume
121
Issue
1-2
Pages
10-21
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2045493269
Cited by
160
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
Keywords
bipolar disorder, caregiver burden, caregiver depression, caregiver anxiety, psychiatric symptoms, mental health service utilization, family caregivers, caregiver-patient relationship, mood symptoms, stigma, coping styles
MeSH terms
Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Humans, Phenotype, Psychotic Disorders, Research, Risk Factors, Caregivers, Cost of Illness

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