Until recently, finding open honest discussions on mental wellness has been challenging. Noting this, unpaid caregivers of the mentally ill, most often relatives, have been largely unacknowledged. Susan Scutti highlights in Medical Daily some of the many struggles of this often overlooked population, approximately 8.4 million Americans.
In a recent survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving, insights present many of the exhaustive, stressful and isolating perspectives in the lives of caregivers.