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Caregivers of family members newly diagnosed with mental illness at risk for anxiety

September 15, 2014 by

Researchers who studied the emotional distress of caring for a family member diagnosed with a mental illness, found anxiety is high for the primary caregiver at the initial diagnosis or early in the course of the illness, and decreases over time.

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