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Measuring the burden of psychiatric illness on the family: an evaluation of some rating scales.
Platt S.
The gradual shift towards non-institutional treatment for severe and chronic psychiatric illnesses has been accompanied by a recognition of potentially harmful effects ('burden') upon the patient's caregivers. This paper aims to provide a framework for the development of further research into the burden of 'community care' by offering a clear definition of the burden concept, an exposition of the criteria for evaluating rating scales to measure the concept, a review of major rating scales of burden, and some suggestions for improvements in methodology which are urgently required.
PMID: 4023142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]