Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such...
Coping With Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition...
Coping With Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental...
Advice for the First-Time, Newly Minted Alzheimer's Caregiver...What would be my first piece of advice for caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, other than just keep swimming?...reactions1comment
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like...
Having Those “Serious Conversations” Early...When is the last time you thought about the number of decisions you make each day? As a caregiver, you know it's...reactions1comment
Obsessions, Observations, and Broken Records...Mom has been diagnosed with dementia for a few years now. She has always been observant. She was the original "Squirrel!" person...reactionscomments
Is It Okay to Tell People About Your Loved One's Alzheimer's Diagnosis?...When my mom was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, I went out of my way to avoid telling people about her diagnosis...reactionscomments
Loneliness and Its Connection to Alzheimer's...Loneliness and social isolation are serious health risks for older people. Both can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia...reactionscomments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!...Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media do you use to...reactionscomments
The Sine Wave Continues...That is actually a good thing. When asked, how Cat is doing, I always reply she is like a sine wave in...reactions2comments
Finding the Right Words: Communication Skill Changes...It was a sad day in our house. After three years of weekly sessions with the most encouraging and helpful speech pathologist...reactions1comment
Bedrest Basics for Friends and Family...If you have a loved one who is in the final stages of Alzheimer's and on bed rest, there are some basics...reactionscomments
Alcoholism and Alzheimer's...My hubby is a chronic alcoholic of 40 years. Approx a case of light beer every other day. He was diagnosed with...reactions5repliesTips & Advice
The Traveling Dementia Caregiver...Our family recently got to take a trip to the tropics and we had it all worked out. We timed it so...reactions1comment
Active 6 days agoSupport groups for patients...A community member recently asked: "How can you convince a parent/loved one that a support group could help?" What tips/advice do you...reactions6repliesTips & Advice
Alzheimer’s Book Club: A Review of Aliceheimer’s...Welcome to part 2 of the Alzheimer's Book Club. I hope that you're enjoying it and reading along with me. If you'd...reactions4comments
What Can In-Home Caregivers Help With?...Last year I found an in-home caregiver to help my mom living with dementia. My mom had recently moved to live with...reactions9comments
A Daughter's Perspective: Navigating Denial...My mom was in her early 60s when we first began noticing the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. While we...reactions1comment
Sitting in the Dark, Sitting on the Floor...When we got home the other night, mom was sitting on a chair in the living room, near the front door. She...reactions4comments
