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Background Mental illnesses are associated with stigma with associated unfavorable societal attitudes.Aims To study the attitudes of people towards mental illness.Methods The attitude of caregivers of persons with mental illness & also lay public was assessed on instruments.Results A favorable attitude towards mental illnesses was found in the sample. Caregivers had more positive attitudethan the lay public.Conclusion Knowledge of the prevailing attitudes of people towards mental illness helps in adopting methods to makethese attitudes more positive, which helps in better outcome & recovery.
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Background Caregivers of patients are at greater risk of mental and physical health problems.Aims To compare the caregiver burden in psychiatric illness and chronic medical illness.Methods. The caregiver burden was assessed on Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale.Results The caregiver burden in families of psychiatric clients is higher than that of other medical illness, & increaseswith the duration of illnessConclusion Interventions aiming at reduction of caregiver burden should be routinely incorporated in the managementof persons with mental illness.