2008
Caregiver Burden and Health in Bipolar Disorder
Perlick DA, Rosenheck RA, Miklowitz DJ, Kaczynski R, Link B, Ketter T, Wisniewski S, Wolff N, Sachs G. Caregiver Burden and Health in Bipolar Disorder. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2008, 196: 484-491. PMID: 18552626, PMCID: PMC4006696, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e3181773927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAffectAgedBipolar DisorderCaregiversCluster AnalysisCost of IllnessDefense MechanismsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth StatusHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPersonality InventoryPrejudicePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelf CareSocial SupportStress, PsychologicalConceptsService useBipolar disorderHealth outcomesDifferent health-related outcomesLess service useSubgroups of caregiversHealth-related outcomesBetter health outcomesAdverse health effectsCaregiver burdenHigh burdenPrimary caregiversCaregiversHealth effectsMixed effects modelsEffective caregiversOutcomesEffects modelSocial supportDisordersCoping levelsBurdenGroupHealthLow mastery
2007
Current Suicide Ideation and Prior Suicide Attempts of Bipolar Patients as Influences on Caregiver Burden
Chessick C, Perlick D, Miklowitz D, Kaczynski R, Allen M, Morris C, Marangell L, STED‐BD Family Experience Collaborative Study Group. Current Suicide Ideation and Prior Suicide Attempts of Bipolar Patients as Influences on Caregiver Burden. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2007, 37: 482-491. PMID: 17896888, DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.4.482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent suicidal ideationSuicide attemptsSuicidal ideationBipolar patientsLower general health scoresGeneral health scoresCaregivers of patientsParents of patientsPositive lifetime historyPrior suicide attemptsLevel of depressionCross-sectional designCaregiver burdenHealth scoresPatientsLifetime historyRole dysfunctionPoor healthCaregiversLifetime attemptsIdeationSuicide ideationBurdenMore burdenCurrent suicide ideationPerceived stigma and depression among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder
Perlick DA, Miklowitz DJ, Link BG, Struening E, Kaczynski R, Gonzalez J, Manning LN, Wolff N, Rosenheck RA. Perceived stigma and depression among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 190: 535-536. PMID: 17541117, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.020826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAttitude to HealthBipolar DisorderCaregiversFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleStereotypingConceptsBipolar disorderDepressive symptomsDSM-IV bipolar disorderCaregiver depressive symptomsCaregivers of patientsCaregivers of peopleSocio-demographic factorsStudy entryFunctional statusCaregiver assessmentCaregiver stigmaPatient statusCaregivers' perceptionsMental healthCaregiversDisordersPatientsSymptomsSocial supportDepressionStigmaStatusAvoidance coping
2005
Use of mental health and primary care services by caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder: a preliminary study
Perlick DA, Hohenstein JM, Clarkin JF, Kaczynski R, Rosenheck RA. Use of mental health and primary care services by caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder: a preliminary study. Bipolar Disorders 2005, 7: 126-135. PMID: 15762853, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00172.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth service usePrimary care service useCare service useService useBipolar disorderCaregiver burdenPsychological distressMedical conditionsHealth servicesElevated health service useMental health service usePoor self-rated healthMental healthCaregivers of patientsPrimary care servicesResearch Diagnostic CriteriaLogistic regression analysisCaregiver psychological distressSelf-rated healthCaregivers of relativesSymptoms of anxietyHierarchical logistic regression analysisBurden caregiversPatient symptomatologyCaregiver depression