SynthesisPsychological medicine2023
Distress, burden, and wellbeing in siblings of people with mental illness: a mixed studies systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A qualitative meta-analysis on the lived experience of siblings of persons with mental illness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Balancing one's own life with caregiving for a sibling with schizophrenia: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
- Psychological Distress Among Primary Care Professionals in Singapore: Repeated-Measures Analyses of Two Independent Observation Windows (HADS and GHQ-12).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Well-being and perceived social support in individuals with a sibling with psychiatric disorders: a comparative study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Four major psychiatric disorders in childhood and early adulthood and siblings' subsequent socioeconomic status: a nationwide register study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Associations of mental disorders in children with parents' subsequent mental disorders: nationwide cohort study from Finland and Denmark.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2026Article
- Spillover effect of mental disorders in adolescent peer networks on likelihood of dropping out of secondary school.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms in siblings of children with Tourette syndrome in the EMTICS study.JCPP advances · 2025Article
- Association of a child's mental disorder with parental income and employment: analysis of nationwide register-based cohorts in Finland and Denmark.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- The Role of Siblings in Caring for Middle-Aged and Older People With Severe Mental Illness: A Scoping Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFamily members of people with mental illness (MI) may experience a host of psychological adversities such as increased stress, burden, and reduced wellbeing. However, relatively little is known about siblings. This study aimed to characterise the experience of distress (viz. depressive and anxiety symptoms), burden, and wellbeing in siblings of people with MI.
methodsStudies reporting on quantitative measures of depression, anxiety, burden, or wellbeing in siblings; and/or qualitative findings on siblings' experience were eligible. The literature search was conducted up until 20th October 2022.
resultsSixty-two studies comprising data from 3744 siblings were included. The pooled mean percentage of depressive symptoms fell in the mild range at 15.71 (
conclusionThis review highlights the complex psychological experience of siblings and the need for greater research and clinical support for this important yet often overlooked cohort.
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