Rumination, gender, and depressive symptoms associated with caregiving strain in bipolar disorder.

Journal article

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations between indices of caregiving strain, ruminative style, depressive symptoms, and gender among family members of patients with bipolar disorder. METHOD: One hundred and fifty primary caregivers of patients enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) participated in a cross-sectional study to evaluate the role of ruminative style in maintaining depressive symptoms associated with caregiving strain. Patient life...

Expand abstract

Authors: Perlick, D; Gonzalez, J; Michael, L; Huth, M; Culver, J

• Journal: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 356-362
• Publication date: 2012-11-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01874.x
• EISSN: 1600-0447
• ISSN: 0001-690X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Depression; Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Caregivers; Adult; Middle Aged; Aged; Female; Male; Family; Sex Factors; Aged, 80 and over; Cost of Illness; Bipolar Disorder