2016
Caregiver burden as a predictor of depression among family and friends who provide care for persons with bipolar disorder
Perlick D, Berk L, Kaczynski R, Gonzalez J, Link B, Dixon L, Grier S, Miklowitz D. Caregiver burden as a predictor of depression among family and friends who provide care for persons with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2016, 18: 183-191. PMID: 27004622, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregiver burdenDepressive symptomsClinical statusBipolar disorderCaregiver depressionSystematic Treatment Enhancement ProgramOverall caregiver burdenPatient's clinical statusCaregiver depressive symptomsPredictors of depressionAdult patientsSymptomsPrimary caregiversSociodemographic variablesCaregiversDisordersDepressionBaselineDisorder reportBurdenPatientsStrongest predictorOne-thirdSocial supportPredictors
2012
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBipolar DisorderCaregiversCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFamilyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsConceptsDepressive 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