Family Stigma and Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

Family burden and family stigma in major mental illness.

Mental illnesses are unique in their etiological attributions. They are categories of disorder treated by medical means but viewed as induced by the behavior of others. Despite increasing evidence of diathesis, on the one hand, and on the other, a wide range of nonfamilial environmental stressors that may trigger decompensation (Day et at., 1987), families continue to be viewed as primary toxic...

Caregiver Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease in Japan

Caregiver Stigma and Burden in Memory Disorders: An Evaluation of the Effects of Caregiver Type and Gender

Despite considerable gains in public awareness of dementia, dementia patients and their caregivers continue to be stigmatized. Previous work has explored stigma and burden among adult children of persons with dementia in Israel, but no similar data exist for spousal caregivers or caregivers in general in the United States. This study examines the differences in stigma and burden experienced by ...

Caregiver Burden and Psychoeducational Interventions in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review

BACKGROUND Caring for a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with poor quality of life and deteriorating health for the caregiver. METHODS This comprehensive review was performed to investigate the current literature on caregiver burden, factors affecting caregiver burden and the effectiveness of different types of intervention. RESULTS Successful psychoeducational interventi...

Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of RenalF Patients under Hemodialysis

Introduction:Family of chronic renal disease patients conducts various supportive interventions for their patients at home and outpatient centers such as dialysis ward in hospitals. Caregivers of these patients often spend a lot of time caring for them and withstand fatigue and burden. Timely recognition of these burdens in the caregivers, have played a decisive role in promoting mental healt ...