Caregiver- Is There A Hidden Patient?

In our routine practice it is not a uncommon site to attend to the patients attendants’musculoskeletal and psychological problems. The patients may be an in-patient or outpatient,attending hospital for rehabilitation or any other chronic diseases like CoronaryArtery Disease, cancer, depression, child hood disabling conditions etc. What we deal withis only the tip of the iceberg but deep down there lies the whole problem which as yet has notachieved much attention in the routine health care.