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Families and dementia
Author(s) -
Huckle P. L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930090908
Subject(s) - dementia , coping (psychology) , psychological intervention , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , caregiver stress , gerontology , medicine , disease , pathology
Abstract Carers of elderly people with dementia are under considerable stress coping with the burdens of caring. This review looks at carers' stress and the psychological interventions available to help them. These include group therapy, behavioural approaches, psychoeducational techniques, family therapy and potentially more cost‐effective approaches such as the provision of telephone helplines for carers.