The efficacy of group psycho educational interventions on level of depression, anxiety and burden experienced (stress) in families of patients with bipolar disorders

Aim and Indeed, Family caregivers of mental patients are the backbone of the Health - therapeutic care systems. To care patients with mental disorders is responsible for family members to have a lot of stress. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of group psycho educational interventions on depression, anxiety and burden experienced (stress) in families of patients with mood disorders.Methods and Materials: This research was a semi-experimental study with control group and random assignment. In this study, the experimental group composed 6 subjects and control group 9 subjects. All participants were family members of patients with mood disorders who were hospitalized in 1390 at the Psychiatric Hospital Ibn Sina. Subjects completed family burden interview scale, Beck depression inventory, Beck anxiety inventory. Experimental group attend in 12 sessions of group psycho educational interventions, but the control group received no intervention at this time. Analysis of covariance was used for statistical analyses. The findings showed that both groups are different significantly in terms of depression, anxiety and burden. These findings indicated that group psycho educational interventions can decrease levels of burden, anxiety and depression.