“…Based on the above considerations, we suggest that the experience of Bedouin wives living with husbands who are suffering from PTSD is probably better described by the familiar concept of burden of care, which has only minimally been studied among families coping with anxiety disorders (Kalra, Kamath, Trivedi, & Janca, 2008). Similar to vicarious traumatization, caretakers' burden is described in terms of its emotional, psychological, and physical impact, as well as the experience of shame, embarrassment, feelings of guilt and self-blame (Goff, Crow, Reisbig, & Hamilton, 2007).…”