Caregiver health: Finding time for you Taking care of yourself can include exercising, eating and drinking nutritiously, and getting enough sleep. Your emotional health is also important. It's fueled in part by being able to maintain your own interests and social connections. Taking breaks to rec...
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CaregiversFamily membersHealthcare professionalsMental healthcare usersMental illnessSupportive role2023 Raluthaga et al.Background: Due to the mental health reforms in developed countries, the focus of mental healthcare services has shifted from hospital-based to community-based care. This suggests that...
Mental health care should not be limited only among disaster survivors, but should also be extended among caregivers. This is since they may have been traumatized and may further suffer from "burn-out syndrome" after being with people in grief. It could be said that the recognition and the ...
For the Caregiver: Therapy for Dementia Caregivers Improves Mental Health and WellbeingHiscottRebecca
Ask for help Caregiving can take a toll on your mental health and could put you at increased risk of depression and anxiety. Desai believes the “oxygen mask theory” applies to caregivers, too, explaining, “You have to take care of ...
Self-care routines are crucial for good mental health A counselor can help you establish a routine When you start practicing self-care, you might feel guilty. This is a natural reaction; you might confuse the concept of self-care with being selfish, which are two entirely different things. ...
She also emphasized that improving the way providers communicate an MM diagnosis and treatment options to patients and caregivers may improve quality of life in both populations. Screening people affected by MM at different points during the disease's progression could allow health professionals to supp...
2: Foster Children's Caregivers and Caregiving Environments. Research Brief: Findings from the NSCA... Over 530,000 children are in foster care in the United States, living in a variety of settings, including non-relative foster homes, the homes of relatives... US Department of Health and ...