Gender differences in behavior problems and their relationship with family burden in severe mental disorders were analyzed. The Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI) and two items related to family burden (FB 1: “Do you feel able to endure the illness or disorder and the problems it causes?” and FB 2: “How often are you overwhelmed by these behavior/illness problems?”) were administered to 235 key informants under treatment in a community mental health unit. The results show that men presented more behavior problems and family burden, with significant differences in impulse dyscontrol and severe behavior problems. A positive correlation was found between behavior problems and family burden, where the inactivity/social withdrawal dimension was the best predictor of family load for men and women. We conclude that men have more behavior problems and that the inactivity/social withdrawal dimension has the most explanatory power for family burden in both men and women.
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Vázquez-Reyes, A., Martín-Rodríguez, A., Pérez-San-Gregorio, M. Á., & Vázquez-Morejón, A. J. (2021). Gender influence on severe mental disorders: Relationship between behavior problems and family burden. Clinica y Salud, 32(2), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.5093/CLYSA2021A3
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