Journal article
A comparison of experiences of care and expressed emotion among caregivers of young people with first-episode psychosis or borderline personality disorder features
Sue M Cotton, Jennifer K Betts, Dina Eleftheriadis, Kate Filia, Mirra Seigerman, Victoria K Rayner, Ben McKechnie, Carol Anne Hulbert, Louise McCutcheon, Martina Jovev, Sarah Bendall, Emma Burke, Catharine McNab, Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Andrew M Chanen, John FM Gleeson
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2022
Abstract
Objective: Caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness often experience significant negative experiences of care, which can be associated with higher levels of expressed emotion. Expressed emotion is potentially a modifiable target early in the course of illness, which might improve outcomes for caregivers and patients. However, expressed emotion and caregiver experiences in the early stages of disorders might be moderated by the type of severe mental illness. The aim was to determine whether experiences of the caregiver role and expressed emotion differ in caregivers of young people with first-episode psychosis versus young people with ‘first-presentation’ borderline personality di..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship
Awarded by Melbourne Health Grant in Aid
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: Altitudes was funded through the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) programme. Kindred was also funded through the CRN programme. The trial administer of the funds was The Australian Catholic University. MS-BPD was funded through a Melbourne Health Grant in Aid (GIA-0132015). S.M.C. is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (APP1136344).