1Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida
2Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi-110 021
The aim of the present study was to understand the burden of the caregivers of people with mental illness across different demographic conditions. Thirty patients with schizophrenia and 30 with bipolar affective disorder with their caregivers participated in this study. Results suggested that caregivers of schizophrenic‘s experience of burden were affected by gender, marital status, being parent or spouse. Gender, occupational status, and income status did influence the experience of burden of caregivers of schizophrenic patients.
Caregivers, caregiver‘s burden, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder
