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Mental health service for caregiver

pipsimon
pipsimon Member Posts: 1 New
in Caring For a Spouse or Partner
I am noticing that developing or picking up some of my Maggie dementia related behavior. Where can I find mental health professionals who specialize in dementia and caregivers?

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  • Ryansama
    Ryansama Member Posts: 3
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    Please read Travelers to Unimaginable Lands by Dasha Kiper. It addresses this very subject. The caregiver’s brain is influenced by the interaction with the person with dementia. Accommodating to the disordered brain is very difficult.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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