RT Journal Article
T1 Gender Influence on severe Mental Disorders: Relationship between Behavior Problems and Family Burden
A1 Vazquez-Reyes, Antonio
A1 Martin-Rodriguez, Agustin
A1 Angeles Perez-San-Gregorio, Maria
A1 Vazquez-Morejon, Antonio J.
K1 Behavior problems
K1 Severe mental disorders
K1 Family burden
K1 Impulse dyscontrol
K1 Social withdrawal
K1 Social-behavior
K1 Schizophrenia
K1 Psychosis
K1 Care
K1 1st-episode
K1 Experience
K1 Childhood
K1 Illness
AB Gender differences in behavior problems and their relationship with family burden in severe mental disorders were analyzed. The Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI) and two items related to family burden (FB 1: "Do you feel able to endure the illness or disorder and the problems it causes?" and FB 2: "How often are you overwhelmed by these behavior/illness problems?") were administered to 235 key informants under treatment in a community mental health unit. The results show that men presented more behavior problems and family burden, with significant differences in impulse dyscontrol and severe behavior problems. A positive correlation was found between behavior problems and family burden, where the inactivity/social withdrawal dimension was the best predictor of family load for men and women. We conclude that men have more behavior problems and that the inactivity/social withdrawal dimension has the most explanatory power for family burden in both men and women.
PB Colegio oficial psicologos madrid
SN 1130-5274
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27363
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27363
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025