Caregiver Burden among Caregivers of Mentally Ill Individuals and Their Coping Mechanisms

Background: During a given year, almost 30% of the people around the world are affected by mentally ill health. In India, it accounts for about 20%. Caregivers face a lot of strain, ill health, and disrupted family life, with literature suggesting an increasing concern about their ability to cope up...

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Main Authors: Sujata Chodankar Walke, Varalakshmi Chandrasekaran, Shreemathi S. Mayya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_312_17