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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3938</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131242</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>A Positive Cognitive Behavior Therapy based Intervention with a Caregiver of a Patient with Mental Illness Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic:__ampersandsignnbsp;A Case Study&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>R.</surname><given-names>Khurana</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>N.</surname><given-names>Kumar</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>26</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>2)</volume><issue/><fpage>239</fpage><lpage>242</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic has limited individuals to their homes and it has become increasingly difficult to consult psychiatrists and psychotherapists for already ill as well as new patients. In times of crisis, the role of a caregiver becomes even more important as they become responsible to care for their loved ones 24x7. Aim: This study aimed at exploring the impact of a Positive CBT based Intervention on caregiver burden and also to understand the driving force that motivates a caregiver to offer continued selfless care despite the task being so challenging. Case Report: Five assessment tools namely, Caregiver Strain Index, Beck__ampersandsignrsquo;s Depression Inventory, Beck__ampersandsignrsquo;s Anxiety Inventory, Satisfaction with life scale and Positive Aspects of Caregiving were administered on a caregiver R.S (55-year-old woman) of a patient with Bipolar Disorder, post which, a Positive CBT based 5-week Intervention was carried out. The intervention focused on redirecting the caregiver__ampersandsignrsquo;s attention to the acknowledgement of her strengths and building hope and resilience. The assess ment tools were re-administered immediately after the intervention. There was a significant reduction in Caregiver Burden and the caregiver reported experiencing more positive aspects of caregiving post the intervention. Discussion: The research, inconsistency with previous researches stress over the importance of building effective interventions and support system for the caregivers. Conclusion: Positive CBT holds tremendous potential to be utilized as an effective intervention for caregiver stress. The study needs to be replicated on a larger sample with a special focus on cultural aspects of caregiving.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Caregiver stress</kwd><kwd> Positive Aspects of Caregiving</kwd><kwd> Case study</kwd><kwd> Covid-19 Pandemic</kwd><kwd> Intervention</kwd><kwd> Positive CBT</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
