The Correlation Between the Level of Anxiety According to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety Subscale with the Duration of Illness, the Age of the Caregiver, and the Age of First Illness in the Biological Mother Who Takes Care of Boys with Schizophrenia.

Background: Caregivers are often described as forgotten patients, and adverse effects are often reported by family caregivers, including anxiety in treating schizophrenic patients. In most cases, it is the mother who takes almost all responsibilities for caring for the patient with schizophrenia. From another study, Mothers showed the highest-burden, followed by fathers and other caregivers.