Stigma and burden of mental illness and their correlates among family caregivers of mentally ill patients

Abstract Background and objectives Family caregivers play a curial role in supporting and caring for their mentally ill relatives. Their struggle for facing stigma and shouldering caregiving burden is marginalized, undervalued, and invisible to medical services. This study assessed the stigma and bu...

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Main Authors: Omnya S. Ebrahim, Ghada S. T. Al-Attar, Romany H. Gabra, Doaa M. M. Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42506-020-00059-6