About Alzheimer's Disease: Caregiver Stress and Help With Coping

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Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping From Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, your Guide to Alzheimer's Disease This week's newsletter addresses caregiver stress in Alzheimer's disease and how to better cope. Unfortunately the stress associated with being an Alzheimer's caregiver is like no other: how can one possibly manage wandering, agitation, paranoia, and progressive loss of function on their own? Impact of Caregiver Stress on Health and Memory Signs of caregiver stress include social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, exhaustion, and even anger at the person with dementia. Remarkably, one study found that the caregiving spouse had a six fold increase in dementia risk compared with subjects whose spouses did not have dementia.... Read more Coping With Your Loved One's Disease Learn as much as you can about Alzheimer's disease. Although you may be reluctant to do so because you don't want to think about it, you'll thank yourself down the road because you'll be ready to handle the many challenges associated with Alzheimer's.... Read more Coping with the Grief of Your Loved One's Diagnosis Alzheimer's disease is a particularly difficult disease to cope with, in part because of the sadness in seeing your loved one's mind deteriorate. This deterioration of the mind is why some people fear an Alzheimer's diagnosis even more than a cancer diagnosis....Read more Is Alzheimer's Disease the New "Buzz Word?" In a comment to a recent blog post, Shaye observed that based on her parents' experiences she thinks Alzheimer's disease is the new "buzz word." Specifically, she implies that once a person receives an Alzheimer's diagnosis "not enough tests are done to complete exclude other diseases/causes." I thought this was quite a provocative comment, considering that most of us still view Alzheimer's disease as underdiagnosed and underrecognized...Read more Alzheimer's Disease Ads Alzheimers Alzheimer 'S Disease Stages of Alzheimers Coping with Stress Dementia Disease Featured Articles If You Have Alzheimer's Disease Information for Alzheimer's Caregivers Preventing Alzheimer's Disease Working With Your Doctor Resources and Services Books, Mags, and Movies   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More > Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. Take the quiz now > This newsletter is written by: Andrew Rosenzweig, MD Alzheimer's Disease Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Alzheimer's Disease newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What is Alzheimer's Symptoms of Alzheimer's Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Treatment of Alzheimer's Living With Alzheimer's Advertisement