Abstract

Background: The importance of the role of the family as a causative factor in the development of mental
disorders is getting more and more established, particularly over the past decade. The concern of psychiatry
with family has been important. It is indicated that family has a crucial role in the development of mental
disorders. Mental disorders develop as a result of family pathology or faulty communication or
interpersonal relationship. So this study was carried out to review the literature and to describe the family as
a causative factor for facing to develop psychiatric Method: An electronic search of articles from Google
was conducted for articles published. The purpose of this article was to present a review of the literature
related family factors in causing different psychiatric disorders. There is a general agreement in the
literature that a multitude of psychosocial and family factors affect the individual and it would result in
causing psychiatric disorders. Therefore, this literature review examined the most frequently investigated
variables such as family communication, expressed emotion, schizophrenic mother and psychological
distress as they are related to family factors in causing psychiatric disorders. Results: A systematization of
information revealed the existence of communication, expressed emotion, schizophrenic mother and
psychological distress and various psychological strains. Conclusions: The findings of this study urge the
mental health care professionals to actively work with the community to spread the awareness about the role
of family in pathogenic causes of developing psychiatric disorder. And also it is important to work with
those families who already have a person with psychiatric illness to educate them about healthy
communication and healthy family environment and how it helps to recover from illness and also prevent
further relapse.