{"id":2970,"date":"2022-11-22T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/health\/lab\/ddmh\/?page_id=2970"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:43:00","slug":"brief-family-distress-scale-bfds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/health\/lab\/ddmh\/brief-family-distress-scale-bfds\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Family Distress Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The original Brief Family Distress Scale (BFDS; Weiss & Lunsky, 2011<\/a>) was developed as a measure of crisis experienced by caregivers of autistic individuals. Crisis is measured by a single-item, in which caregivers are asked to select one of ten statements reflecting varying degrees of crisis experienced at present by themselves and their families. The BFDS serves as a quick tool for indicating where families are in terms of distress and crisis. Translated versions of the BFDS can be downloaded below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Language<\/th>Download<\/th>Contributors\/Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
English & French1<\/a><\/sup><\/td> Download<\/a><\/td> Jonathan A. Weiss<\/strong>
Department of Psychology, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ
Yona Lunsky<\/strong>
Dual Diagnosis Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health<\/td><\/tr>
Arabic2<\/a><\/sup><\/td> Download <\/a><\/td>Aiche Sabah<\/strong>
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef
Senouci<\/strong> Boumediene<\/strong>
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Alger 2 University
Djellouli Zineb<\/strong>
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Oran 2<\/td><\/tr>
Indonesian3<\/a><\/sup><\/td> Download <\/a><\/td>Amalia Rahmandani, Yohanis Franz La Kahija, Hastaning Sakti, Lusi Nur Ardhiani<\/strong>
Faculty of Psychology, Diponegoro University<\/td><\/tr>
Macedonian4<\/a><\/sup><\/td> Download<\/a> <\/td>Blake D. Hansen, Emma Lucy Orton, Chase Adams, Laura Knecht, Sophie Rindlisbaker<\/strong>
Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University
Filip Jurtoski, Vladimir Trajkovski<\/strong>
Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
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Turkish5<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Download<\/a><\/td> Bekir Faith Meral<\/strong>
Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

References:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup>Weiss, J. A., & Lunsky, Y. (2011). The brief family distress scale: A measure of crisis in caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20,<\/em> 521\u2013528. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10826-010-9419-y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/sup>Sabah, A., Boumediene, S., & Zineb, D. (2021). Adverse life events and family distress during the coronavirus pandemic: A field study in Algeria. Arab Journal of Psychiatry<\/em>, 32<\/em>(1), 35-42. https:\/\/doi.org\/-10.12816\/0058764<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/sup>Rahmandani, A., La Kahija, Y. F., Sakti, H., & Ardhiani, L. N. (2020). Exploring perceived family distress and negative emotional states among Indonesian adolescents. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation<\/em>, 24<\/em>(1), 1407-1419. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37200\/IJPR\/V24I1\/PR200239<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/sup>Hansen, B. D., Orton, E. L., Adams, C., Knecht, L., Rindlisbaker, S., Jurtoski, F., & Trajkovski, V. (2017). A pilot study of a behavioral parent training in the Republic of Macedonia. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders<\/em>, 47<\/em>(6), 1878-1889. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10803-017-3112-6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/sup>Meral, B. F. (2022). Parental views of families of children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52<\/em>(4), 1712-1724. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10803-021-05070-0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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