Effective coping strategies such as sleep, exercise and relaxation can help prevent stress.<unk> s fare better when they have active coping skills, such as these coping interventions: * Mindfulness-based stress reduction * Writing therapy * Coping effectiveness training * Stress management * Relaxation training * Assistive Technology Nearly 15 million Americans provide care that is unpaid to a person living with Dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most commonly diagnosed type but research says that caring for a person with Frontal Temporal Dementia is more burdensome on carers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19155621/ Early onset Dementia has even greater difficulties for carers. In many cases carers are overburdened and not supported and their health suffers. In order to maintain their own well-being,<unk> s need to focus on their own needs. They need to take time for their own health, and get the appropriate support that they need such as respite from their care-giving duties. Through training,<unk> s can learn how to handle the behaviors that are challenging them, and improve their own communication skills. The most important thing the<unk>  can do is keep the person with Alzheimer's safe. Research has shown that<unk> s experience lower stress and better health when they learn skills through this caregiving training and participate in support groups. Participating in these groups allows<unk> s to care for their family members longer in their homes.
Caregiver stress
Incident stress
Psychological stress
Acute behavioural disturbance
Financial toxicity
Childhood trauma
Hospitalism
Geriatric trauma