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The British Journal of Psychiatry 145: 172-177 (1984)
© 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Emotional distress amongst the supporters of the elderly mentally infirm

CJ Gilleard, H Belford, E Gilleard, JE Whittick and K Gledhill

Three samples of supporters of elderly infirm dependents who were either attending or about to attend day hospitals were given the 30- item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to complete. Prevalence levels of disturbance varied from 57% to 73%; female supporters (the majority) reported higher levels of distress. High scores were related to a diagnosable psychiatric condition, and were significantly associated with a combination of poor self-health ratings in the supporters, more frequent behaviour problems in the dependents and a more negative view of the premorbid relationship between supporter and dependent. Reported amount of contact time and levels of formal and informal outside support were not related to GHQ scores.


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