This study explores the burden levels experienced by families of patients diagnosed with early psychotic illness. Buy levitra without prescription Participating family members were assessed using a ‘Family Experiences Interview Schedule’ which covered both objective and subjective burdens.
Examples of objective burdens included increased financial burden and disruption of routine, while subjective burdens included emotional strains such as worry, anger and resentment.
Results showed that family members of patients suffering from the early stages of emerging psychosis do not feel significant anger or resentment but reported a high level of worry.
The authors conclude that intervening in the early stages of illness is ideal, as patients’ families are more inclined to seek help at this stage of diagnosis.
"Comparable Family Burden in Families of Clinical High Risk and Recent-Onset Psychosis Patients"
Celine Wong, Larry Davidson, Thomas McGlashan, Ruth Gerson,
Dolores Malaspina, Cheryl Corcoran
Early Intervention in Psychiatry - Nov 4th 2008, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00086.x
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About Early Intervention in Psychiatry
The development, onset and treatment of emerging mental disorders
Endorsed by the International Early Psychosis Association
Edited by:
Patrick McGorry
Focusing on the early diagnosis and treatment of all mental health problems and disorders, Early Intervention in Psychiatry promotes the importance of early intervention in psychiatric practice. Articles across the full range of psychiatric disorders are welcomed, including schizophrenia and other psychoses, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders, as well as the underlying epidemiological, biological, psychological and social mechanisms that influence the onset of these disorders. Papers in the following fields will be considered: diagnostic issues, psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments and other forms of intervention, clinical trials, health services and economic research and mental health policy.

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