Vazquez-Reyes, AntonioMartin-Rodriguez, AgustinAngeles Perez-San-Gregorio, MariaVazquez-Morejon, Antonio J.2025-01-072025-01-072021-05-011130-5274https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27363Gender 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.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Behavior problemsSevere mental disordersFamily burdenImpulse dyscontrolSocial withdrawalSocial-behaviorSchizophreniaPsychosisCare1st-episodeExperienceChildhoodIllnessresearch articleopen access10.5093/clysa2021a32174-0550https://journals.copmadrid.org/clysa/archivos/1130_5274_clinsa_32_2_0065.pdf668290700004