Rumination, gender, and depressive symptoms associated with caregiving strain in bipolar disorder
Perlick D, Gonzalez J, Michael L, Huth M, Culver J, Kaczynski R, Calabrese J, Miklowitz D. Rumination, gender, and depressive symptoms associated with caregiving strain in bipolar disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2012, 126: 356-362. PMID: 22607486, PMCID: PMC3870006, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01874.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsCaregiver strainBipolar disorderSystematic Treatment Enhancement ProgramAffective Disorders EvaluationPatient's clinical statusClinical Monitoring FormGreater caregiver strainCross-sectional studyRuminative styleClinical statusLifetime diagnosisPatientsDisorder evaluationSymptomsFemale caregiversPrimary caregiversMonitoring formCaregiversMild levelsDisordersDepressionFamily strainApparent associationFamily members