The caregivers’ dilemma: Care burden, rejection, and caregiving behaviors among the caregivers of patients with depressive disorders

Taking care of depressed patients significantly impacts caregivers’ lives, both objectively and subjectively. The effects of caregivers’ burden on their responses to their patients has yet to be investigated. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among caregivers’ subjective and objective burden, depression, frequency of caregiving behaviors, and rejective attitude. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 134 caregivers of...