Sources of burdens on families of individuals with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity146 @entity148 @entity4764
Families of individuals with @entity1032 face a range of practical and emotional stresses. Studies that have addressed the sources of these burdens are limited. Literature suggests that burdens could come from the stigmatizing attitudes towards individuals with @entity1032 and inadequate public resources. Nevertheless, how public attitudes and availability of public resources have affected the burden on @entity1 ' families remains to be studied. This study set out to explore the relationship between stigma, accessibility of mental health facilities and family burden through individual interviews of @entity1 ' relatives in order to understand the burden on mentally ill @entity1 ' relatives from their perspectives. Ten interviewees from two out- @entity1 @entity146 clinics were recruited and interviewed. Each interviewee had at least one family member receiving out- @entity1 @entity146 services. Altogether 11 mentally ill @entity1 were involved. Data analyses showed that much of the burden was related to stigma and to lack of mental health and rehabilitation services. Consequences included social isolation of the families, @entity4764 experienced by the mentally ill @entity1 when trying to obtain competitive employment and financial @entity4764 . Subjective burden resulting from social stigma included frustration, @entity148 , low self-esteem and helplessness. Implications of the findings to social policy and development of mental health services were discussed.
