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Family Caregivers: Psychosocial Impacts and Clinical Needs

✍ Scribed by Andrew P. Daire; Jennifer Torres; Nivischi N. Edwards

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
183 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
1524-6817

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✦ Synopsis

The authors describe how 3 groups of family caregivers (spouses, daughters, and sons) are affected by the caregiving role. In addition, clinical considerations and interventions for mental health professionals working with these different groups of family caregivers are discussed. A clinical case example is also presented.

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