PMID: 9547125Apr 18, 1998Paper

An intervention study with husband and wife carers of older people with a psychiatric illness

Journal of Affective Disorders
J MurrayG Livingston

Abstract

Individual packages of care were devised for spouses of older people with psychiatric illness. Randomised controlled trial with blind follow up. Intervention group members were offered multidisciplinary packages while controls received no extra help. Both groups were reassessed 12-14 weeks later. The initial control group then received intervention; both were reassessed at 24-28 weeks. Although no significant differences emerged in group mean scores for affective illness or social difficulties, carers who were mentally ill at outset improved significantly. Interventions targeted at caregiving spouses with affective disorder are acceptable and efficacious. It was impossible to compare treatment with no treatment.

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Aug 1, 2015·Stress and Health : Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress·Christina J JonesHelen E Smith
Jul 9, 1999·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry·T StevensG Livingston
Oct 19, 2012·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Sara L HayesAlison L Weightman
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