'From my point of view, my wife has recovered': A qualitative investigation of caregivers' perceptions of recovery and peer support services for people with bipolar disorder in a Chinese community.

CONCLUSION: Social connectedness and functional outcomes were important indicators of recovery among Chinese family caregivers. Caregivers began to understand the benefits of PSWs after experiencing their services. Peer-led services could be a helpful support for both service users and family caregivers. PMID: 30983474 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30983474?dopt=Abstract

Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yuen WW, Tse S, Murray G, Davidson L Tags: Int J Soc Psychiatry Source Type: research