The provision of care to a family member with a chronic mental disorder can be quite daunting, and there is the tendency for family caregivers to experience being oppressed by the associated tasks involved. Family caregivers are usually the providers of informal care for patients with chronic mental disorders. It has been demonstrated that there is a positive correlation between caregiving and caregivers’ psychological distress.
Hopelessness has been defined as the manifestation of a current reasoning attitude that reflects adverse or unfavorable anticipation concerning the future. One factor that has been consistently recognized as the strongest predictive factor for suicide, either attempted or completed is hopelessness.
