Objective:
Psychosocial, emotional and physical responses arising while giving care is considered as the burden of the caregiver. To be aware of the burden to the family members or caregivers and the severity of the burden provides important clues for family treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the burden of the caregivers of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia patients, the relationship of the caregiving burden with sociodemographic and psychopathological variables, and whether there is any similarities between the two groups with respect to caregiving burden.