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Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that has a significant impact not only on patients suffering from the disorder but also on their families.1The end of traditional institutional care within psychiatric hospitals has led to an emphasis on the importance of emotions and affections within the family and the recognition of the high level of burden on relatives. The social and emotional implications for families and patients with schizophrenia are harmful, resulting in impairment of social and occupational functioning.2From the onset of the disorder, caregivers spend a lot of time worrying about their relatives’ well-being and future care,3neglecting their own care. The uncertainty about diagnosis, prognosis, and adequate treatment can trigger high levels of anxiety and stress within the family and all this contributes to caregivers burden.4In addition, families must adjust very quickly to this new role of “informal care”,5for which they often feel unprepared.6
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