Journal article
Psychological distress in siblings of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Jayasinghe, A Wrobel, K Filia, LK Byrne, G Melvin, L Berk, M Berk, S Cotton
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2023
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to characterise the prevalence and/or severity of psychological distress (namely, depression and anxiety symptoms) in siblings of people with mental illness (MI) and to examine correlates of distress in siblings of people with MI. Method: Studies comparing distress in individuals with and without a sibling with MI were eligible. Studies reporting on correlates of distress in siblings were also eligible. A search of MEDLINE Complete, PsycINFO and Embase was conducted up until 17 March 2022. Results: Fifteen studies comprising 2304 siblings and 2263 comparison individuals were included. Meta-analyses indicated individuals with a sibling with MI experi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: AJ is supported by a Deakin University Research Training Program Scholarship. AW is supported by a Deakin University Centre of Research Excellence in Psychiatric Treatment Postgraduate Research Scholarship. KF is supported by a University of Melbourne Research Fellowship. MB is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellowship [APP1156072]. LB is supported by a Deakin University Research Fellowship. SC is supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship [APP1136344]. Deakin University, University of Melbourne and NHMRC had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript or the decision to submit the paper for publication. This study did not receive any other specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-forprofit sectors.