Anxiety and Depression in the Caregiver of the Family Member with Mental Disorder

The objective with this study was to analyze the relation between symptoms of anxiety and depression in the family member caregiver in psychiatric treatment. This is a quantitative and descriptive research, performed with 40 caregivers of both genders. For data collection, we used the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The results showed that most of the studied population presented minor to moderated symptoms of anxiety and depression, and 47.5% was already in some type of treatment. It was verified a significant correlation between BDI and BAI results and that anxiety indexes were positively related to the time that the caregiver was responsible for the patient. Therefore, it is concluded that the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms among caregivers highlights the importance of using strategies for psychosocial support from the mental health team to this group.