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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF RELATIVES WITH CHRONIC
DEGENARATIVE MENTAL ILLNESSES e.g. DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMERS.
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The effects are diverse and Factors that may contribute to
Chronic degenerative mental complex. There are many other increase in risk of developing
illnesses like Dementia and factors that may exacerbate or Mental related disorders in care
Alzheimer’s can be improve how caregivers/families givers in care givers include;
overwhelming, not only for the react and feel as a result of their being a spousal caregiver or a Trinity Treatment
people who have it, but also for role. very close relative, stressful life Centre
their caregivers and families. events, physical health, family
Families go through challenges
There is often a lack of awareness history of mental health issues,
and understanding of dementia, such as:- quality of relationship between
resulting in stigmatization, and a) Social isolation: caregiver and care receiver.
barriers to diagnosis and care. The Caregivers/families often lack
impact of dementia on caregivers, Additional risk factors include trinitytreatmentcentre@yaho
social contact and support thus o.com
family and society at large can be depression, Low literacy level,
experience feelings of social
physical, psychological, social social isolation, and cognitive
isolation. The caregivers tend to
and economic. inactivity.
sacrifice their leisure pursuits and

Impact on caregivers and hobbies.They reduce time with The management of the person
families. friends and family and sometimes with dementia requires a Trinity Treatment
are even forced to give up comprehensive plan that includes Centre
Caregivers and families face
employment. a partnership between doctors,
many obstacles as they balance
health care workers, and families.
caregiving with other demands, b) Psychological morbidity: Strain
Caregivers susceptible to negative
including child rearing, career, can manifest as psychological
effects can be identified and could
and relationships. They are at morbidity, including depression
be targeted for interventions.
increased risk for burden, stress, and anxiety. A robust relationship Psychosocial interventions have Trinity Treatment
depression, and a variety of other between chronic mental illness, resulted to reduction of Centre
health complications. Caregivers caregiving, and negative effects caregivers’ burden, depression
who are motivated by a sense of on psychological health, has been and delay in nursing home
duty, guilt, or socio-cultural demonstrated in numerous
norms are more likely to resent admissions.
studies. Those with psychological
their role and suffer greater
morbidity are likely to have poor
psychological distress than www.trinityonlinetreatmentc
physical health and a higher risk By: Margret Njoroge (Consultant
caregivers with more positive entre.com (on progress)
of mortality. Psychologist)
motivations.