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