Dealing With Mental Disorder Within The Family
Family caregivers play a hugely important role in providing care to the patient with serious mental illness, in doing so they face multiple challenges.
Usually the first encounter with serious mental illness is a profound crisis bringing about shock, disbelief, anger and anxiety. A psychotic diagnosis often has a
negative impact. Caregivers feel powerless, confused and even isolated with feelings of stigmatization, particularly if their relative has been involved in some
embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.
