Bearing through it: How caregivers of mentally ill kin can cope
Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.
May 19, 2011
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Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.
May 19, 2011
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(HealthDay)—A 65-year-old American woman has a 1 in 6 chance of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, while a man the same age has about a 1 in 11 chance.
Mar 19, 2014
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For every individual who's a victim of Alzheimer's some 5.4 million persons in the United States alone there's a related victim: the caregiver. Spouse, son, daughter, other relative or friend, the loneliness, ...
Mar 13, 2012
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We all got the memo that sleep is foundational for good health, right?
Aug 8, 2023
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(HealthDay)—There's more troubling news for America's aging population: A new report finds that one in every three seniors now dies while suffering from Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
Mar 19, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Many of us will care for a parent at some point in our lives. If you're shopping or cooking for Mom or taking Dad to doctor visits, you're already a caregiver.
Nov 28, 2017
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(AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
Feb 6, 2012
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A new study led by Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Center has found that female informal caregivers who provide intensive care at home experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 ...
Mar 9, 2022
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A new study published in The Gerontologist finds that states could save tens of millions of dollars—and help more Americans with dementia remain in their communities—if their caregivers took part in a program designed ...
Jul 5, 2017
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The room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock 'n' roll hits from her youth. Her husband later took her hands and joined her in a two-step tour of the space. First-year Penn State ...
Aug 3, 2022
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