Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 97-101Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835997b3
Keywords
care recipient with mental illness; caregiver burden; dementia; depression; personality
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- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [APP1033828]
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Purpose of review Caring for a family member with a chronic mental illness can be a major challenge with putting caregivers at risk of burden and depression. This review investigated the recent evidence on the role of personality traits and features for caregiver burden and depression in caregivers of care recipients with mental illness. Recent findings Most of the evidence was found for caregivers looking after care recipients with dementia. Neuroticism was the personality trait showing the strongest association with caregiver burden and depression. Summary Certain personality traits and features can increase the risk of caregiver burden and depression in caregivers looking after family members with a mental illness. More research is needed especially focusing on caregivers looking after care recipients with mental illnesses other than dementia as well as on interventions aiming to support vulnerable caregivers.
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