title: Burden on family members of the mentally ill: a naturalistic study in Japan.
abstract: People with mental disorders often cause distress among their family members. We examined a total of 25 pairs of newly referred psychiatric patients and their family members to investigate the correlations between family burden and patient diagnosis (using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R [SCID] axis I disorders), symptomatic severity (Positive and Negative Symptoms Scales [PANSS]), global function (Global Assessment of Functioning [GAF]), and the general level of family function (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale [FACES]). The subjective and objective burdens on the family were assessed by self-report. The subjective and objective burdens were significantly predicted only by the GAF score.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors: Chieko
authors: C
authors: Hasui
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Sakamoto
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Sugiura
authors: Ryoji
authors: R
authors: Miyata
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Fujii
authors: Fumio
authors: F
authors: Koshiishi
authors: Toshinori
authors: T
authors: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires