Age and family burden among parents of offspring with severe mental illness.
Family burden reported by parents of offspring with severe mental illness was examined to determine whether burden increases with age. Older parents were troubled by cognitive dimensions of burden, while younger parents were distressed by their offspring's behavior, suggesting that interventions should vary according to parents' age as well as developmental stage of their child's illness.
Thresholds National Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation and Mental Illness, Chicago.
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Cook
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Lefley
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Cohler
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology