The experimental group was provided with CBT Self- help Intervention (Khushi aur Khatoon), a 4-6 weeks program for improvement of emotional resilience and mental well- being.

No intervention was provided to the control group, except for a few members who requested for the therapy, that too after the post assessment.

Session 1: Introduction of CBT, Relationship between events, thoughts and behavior.

Session 2: Psychoeducation about the vicious circle of inactivity and depression, Ladder technique for task management.

Session 3: Problem solving techniques and discussion about them, Decision making techniques through "Advantages/ Disadvantages" chart.

Session 4: Identifying positive and negative emotions, Cognitive errors were explained.

Session 5: Identifying negative thoughts through Socratic questioning, Finding evidence for and against the thoughts, Challenging negative thought, Cracking firm irrational beliefs.

Session 6: Cognitive restructuring techniques, Finding alternative thoughts.

This scale has 21- Items comprising of 3 subscales, designed to assess emotional states related to depression, anxiety, and stress (7 items each). Higher scores on the scale indicate higher levels of psychological distress and low scores indicate low psychological distress.

It is a 15-item instrument consisting of four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health; it also contains QOL and general health items. Higher score on QOLQ represents higher quality of life, whereas low scores depict low quality of life.

This scale measures two aspects of burden (objective and subjective) comprising of 6 items each. This scale encompasses financial burden, disruption of routine family activities, family leisure, family interactions, and effect on physical and mental health of caregivers. Higher score on Caregivers' Burden Questionnaire represents higher level of burden caregivers, whereas low scores depict low caregivers' burden

The 14- items scale covers subjective well- being and psychological functioning. Higher score on the scale represents higher level of mental well- being, whereas low scores depict low mental well- being.

It measures the psychological as well as physical burden on a person due to performing multiple roles in their daily routine. Only "Item # 1" has to be scored in reverse manner. Higher score on Role Burden Scale represents higher burden on the participant due to holding multiple roles, whereas low scores depict low role burden