Evaluation of patient social support, caregiver burden, and their relationship with the course of the disease in patients with bipolar disorder.
Somayeh ShokrgozarVida RouzbehanRoghayeh ZareElahe AbdollahiPublished in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2021)
The relationship between low social support and high caregiver burden and their significant effect on the disease course indicates a vicious cycle that affects patients, caregivers, and the clinical course of the disease. Therefore, it seems that interventions to break this cycle can change the situation in favor of patients and caregivers and improve the clinical course of the disease.