CAREGIVER BURDEN - THE EXPERIENCE OF PARENTS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, ANDSPOUSES OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL-ILLNESS

A comparison is made of parents, children, siblings, and spouses of pe ople with mental illness in relationship to caregiver burden. Findings show that the nature of the burden experienced in the four groups is both similar and different. A unique aspect of the present study is th at family members in this study group represent an economically depriv ed group and there is diversity of age and race.