Burden, reward and family functioning of caregivers for relatives with mood disorders: 1-year follow-up

Longitudinal caregiver studies of patients with mood disorders report no consistent pattern in burden over time. This naturalistic study of caregivers of patients with mood disorders assesses caregiver perceptions of burden, reward and family functioning at hospitalization and at 1 year follow-up. Thirty-nine caregivers of patients with mood disorders were recruited during their relative's in-patient psychiatric hospitalization. Caregivers were...