Stress and depression in informal caregivers of patients with bipolar affective disorder Academic Article

journal

  • Avances en Psicologia Latinoamericana

abstract

  • This study aims to establish the stress and depression's prevalence in informal primary caregivers of patients with bipolar affective disorder of the Clínica de Nuestra Señora de la Paz (Bogotá, Colombia). The sample consisted of 40 informal primary caregivers who were tested by several tools: a survey filter, a sociodemographic record, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Daily Stress Questionnaire. Results indicate that there is much more presence of depression than of daily stress in the sample.

publication date

  • 2008-12-1

keywords

  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Caregivers
  • Colombia
  • Depression
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Mood Disorders

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1794-4724

number of pages

  • 16

start page

  • 195

end page

  • 210