International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Common Psychological Challenges Encountered by Caregivers of Psychiatric Illness in Chinese Community: A Narrative Review Study

Nkundimana Balthazar^1*, Xu Xiaoming¹, Kuang Li¹, Rakesh Kumar Suman², Ndayambaje Edmond³ and Zhou Yi²

¹Department of Psychology, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

²Department of Psychology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

³Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia

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Worldwide, the burden of mental health is increase day by day. The WHO alerts countries that diseases caused by mental health will occupy the second rank on the rest of on non-communicable diseases. The increase of mental diseases is always associated with the increase of caregiving related issues. China is one of nation with high prevalence of mental health disorders. Like other countries or communities caregiving mental health in China might have challenges or opportunities. Objective: to narratively combine studies on caregiving psychiatric illness in Chinese community thereby making an objective conclusion. Methods: A matrix method was narratively used in this study. Studies conducted in Chinese community which includes studies in main land China, Hong Kong and Taiwan conducted in the period between 2008-2019 were considered. 47 studies were considered for analysis and five main themes were found for consideration. Results: The findings in this study are summarized in the following themes 1. High burden and burnout of care and influencing factors, 2. The high stigma of caregivers 3. The low quality of life of caregivers 4. the social support. 5. Care and intervention for caregivers of psychiatric disorders. Conclusion: caregivers of psychiatric illness in Chinese community face challenges that are in some case different to the rest of the world and much similarities with the rest of the world are found. To overcome these challenges all parties are called to each its role and the common understanding of the problem is required in Chinese community.

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