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Bearing through it: How caregivers of mentally ill kin can cope

Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems. A new study from Concordia University, AMI-Quebec and the University of British Columbia has found family caregivers can experience high levels of stress, self-blame, substance abuse and depressive symptoms -- unless they refocus their priorities and lighten their load.

Read more http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/cu-bti051911.php

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