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  • Mental Health Research
  • Family Studies

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  • The mental health of psychiatric patients' relatives is understudied.
  • The needs of families affected by mental illness are often overlooked.
  • Understanding familial mental illness is crucial for comprehensive patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of mental illness among relatives of psychiatric patients.
  • To assess the awareness of therapists regarding the familial mental health status of their patients.
  • To identify potential disparities in information gathering across different age groups.

Main Methods:

  • A digital questionnaire was administered to therapists of hospitalized psychiatric patients (N=1766).
  • The questionnaire collected sociodemographic, disease-related, and family-related data.
  • Data focused on the presence of mental illness, prior treatment, or need for treatment in patients' relatives.

Main Results:

  • One-third of patients reported at least one relative with a history of mental illness.
  • Common diagnoses in relatives included affective, substance use, and somatoform disorders, often mirroring the patient's diagnosis.
  • Teenage patients had the highest proportion of affected relatives, with therapists better informed about their family history.

Conclusions:

  • A substantial portion of psychiatric patients have relatives with mental illness, highlighting a familial pattern.
  • Therapist awareness of familial mental health issues is lower for adult patients (30-59 years) compared to minors.
  • The lower observed rate of affected relatives in adults may be due to underassessment and warrants further research.