This book provides a comprehensive picture of currently available evidence about the specific characteristics of the burden on the families of people with the various mental disorders, the coping strategies which increase or decrease this burden, the family interventions of proven efficacy, and what should be said and what should not be said to the relatives of people with the various conditions.

Mario Maj, Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Italy.

Julian Leff, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, UK.

Norman Sartorius, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Ahmed Okasha, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Preface.

The Family of the Patient with Schizophrenia (Barrowclough).

The Family of the Patient with Dementia (Brodaty).

The Family of the Patient with Major Depression (Leff).

The Family of the Patient with Bipolar Disorder (Keitner et al).

The Family of the Patient with a Severe Anxiety Disorder (Steketee and Fogler).

The Family of the Patient with an Eating Disorder (Monteleone et al).

The Family of the Child with Mental Disorder (Gowers and Bryan).

The Family of the Patient with Drug Abuse (Ghodse and Galea).

The Role of Family Organizations in Mental Health Care (Leggatt).

Research on Burden and Coping Strategies in Families of People with Mental Disorders: Problems and Perspectives (Kuipers and Bebbington).

Research on Family Interventions in Mental Disorders: Problems and Perspectives (Falloon).

From Burden to Empowerment: The Journey of Family Caregivers in India (Shankar and Rao).

Index.