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Support groups are facilitated groups of individuals affected by a certain condition, situation or disease, who meet regularly to discuss related issues and personal feelings.

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  1. Tips for Finding a Support Group
    This checklist offers suggestions in locating and selecting a caregiver support group.
  2. An Introduction to Grieving
    By Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Hospice Foundation of America
  3. Fact Sheet - How to Form a Support Group for Families of Brain-Impaired Adults
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  4. A Family Caregivers Support Group Guide
    By Nancy Carson, National Family Caregivers Association
    Support groups are a fact of modern life-whether for people dealing with divorce or life-threatening disease-and more and more for family caregivers. According to an article in the textbook Psychiatric Nursing, over …
  5. Caregiver Guide: Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's Disease
    National Institute on Aging
    Here are some strategies to help the caregiver manage daily living activities with an Alzheimer's patient, and cope with larger issues.
  6. Making Decisions During a Crisis
    When faced with a decision that's not significant (where to go for dinner, what movie to rent), allowing someone else to take control is often the easiest thing to do. But what happens when you are faced with a cruci…
  7. Where Do You Hold Your Tension
    Stress is synonymous with family caregiving, although we all deal with it differently and our bodies react to it in different ways. Research has shown that family caregivers age prematurely, are more likely to experi…
  8. Help for the Caregiver
    This checklist provides a list of tips and suggestions to help in dealing with your caregiver role.
  9. Caregiver Self Assessment
    This assessment helps identify if caregiver stress is starting to take its toll on you.
  10. Caregiving - Acknowledging You Need Assistance
    National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
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