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Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are severe mental illness, which is stressful not only for the patients, but also for family members (Saunders, 2003). The family is generally perceived by society as the unit responsible for providing children with an environment that serves their physical and emotional needs (Goldstein et al., 1978). It is accepted

The ancient times have often described old age as second childhood. Just like a child an elderly is dependent on the caregivers to help them with activities (Almeida, 2012). This stage represents the final period of lifespan, a time where the individual reflects on life, ponders over his past accomplishments and begins to plan the

Expressed emotion (EE), is a qualitative measure of the amount of emotion displayed, typically in the family setting, usually by afamily or care takers. Expressed emotion was introduced in England in the 1960s by Brown and his associates (Kanter et al., 1987). TheLancet (Brown, Carstairs & Topping, 1958) looked at the social environment into which