MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'caretaker'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833565&cid=t_126745_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fchildren-and-alcoholic-family-roles-2%2F One model that is helpful in identifying child behaviors in alcoholic families is that of Sharon Wegscheider (1981). In this model children adopt various coping and enabling roles. Little caretaker The little caretaker role is often a carbon copy of the partner of the alcoholic. They take care of the alcoholic; getting drinks, cleaning up after the alcoholic and soothing over stressful situations and events. They are validated by approval for taking responsibility for the alcoholic and their Behaviour. This little person often goes on to become a partner of an alcoholic or other dysfunctional person if they do not get treatment. Family hero The family hero role brings pride to the family by being successful at school or work. At home, the hero assumes the responsibilities that the enabli... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833565 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:17:00 +0100 3833565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302370&cid=t_126745_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2F7-depression-busters-for-caregivers%2F Nearly one-third of people caring for terminally ill loved ones suffer from depression according to research from Yale University. About one in four family caregivers meet the clinical criteria of anxiety. And a recent study found that 41 percent of former caregivers of a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia experienced mild to severe depression up to three years after their spouse had died. Caregivers are so vulnerable to depression because they often sacrifice their own needs while tending to their loved one and because of the constant stress involved. Here, then, are 12 tips to help protect you from anxiety and depression and to guide you toward good mental health as you care for a relative. 1. Acknowledge it. If you haven’t already, say this out loud:... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302370 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:57:38 +0100 3302370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523684&cid=t_126745_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FewEIrKUyr_A%2F5-health-tips-for-alzheimers-caretakers.html By Meredith WalkerTaking care of a relative suffering from Alzheimer’s can be trying, stressful and emotional as the disease progresses.Yet many families want to keep their relative close, and provide the best care they can from home. It’s important to remember, however, that you can’t care for someone else if you get too run down yourself.Here are some tips that can help keep caretakers healthy and better able to provide the patience and understanding necessary to the care of their loved one. Share the responsibility. Being the sole person responsible for your loved one’s care can be too much. When you’re run down, stressed out or frustrated you won’t be a good caretaker, nor will you be doing yourself any favors. Going on too long without a break can lead to emotional and phy... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523684 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:00:09 +0100 2523684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956575&cid=t_126745_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2Fan-act-of-witness%2F Peter Davison conducted an interview with poet William Matthews for The Atlantic. In the excerpt below, Matthews describes how he came to write the poem “Dire Cure.” I was married to a woman who got a disastrous cancer. It took her over a year of treatment to know whether she was going to be able to fend it off. It took her a couple of years after that to begin to think that it might stay away. She is, I’m happy to report, still in good health, and the cancer, a particularly aggressive one, has shown no signs of coming back. Blues for Bill: A Tribute (2005) Almost everybody invites you to think about your experience in terms that are not helpful. People describe you as the Caregiver or the Helpmeet. None of the categories make any sense. People aren’t imposing dopey... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956575 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:17:16 +0100 1956575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677223&cid=t_126745_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FfAQyXwq69Jk%2F Autistic Teen To Violent to Handle: This is how the August 3rd Ottawa Sun describes 15-year-old Ian Reisch, who, his family fears, has recently become too violent in his behavior to remain at home. Ian’s caretaker, 26-year-old Jacob Weare, was left with a broken nose and was bruised and bloodied after Ian “lunged onto Weaver’s back.” Ian’s mother, Brenda Reisch, notes that “despite what she sees as an overwhelming and urgent situation, Ian is still at home, and she’s counting the days until he gets an inpatient assessment at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.” Ian has also broken windows in the family’s van and car; his medication has been increased and he is taking it three or four times a day. Says his mother: “Wh... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677223 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:02:46 +0100 1677223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728502&cid=t_126745_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F07%2F11%2Fwhat-was-she-thinking-or-oh-no-you-didnt%2F Do you know someone with an Eating Disorder? And I don’t just mean someone who UNDEReats! I mean someone who eats and eats and eats, also! That’s an eating disorder also… Or maybe you know someone who throws up (purges) after they eat? Would you give someone who you KNOW throws away EVERY diamond you give them, a DIAMOND every time you see them? Of course not, they obviously don’t want it, right? Then WHY on earth would you give someone with an eating disorder… FOOD? Why would you give them say…. brownies, or fudge when you KNOW they’re going to be driven to purge then? I mean it… Purging is NOT something that a purging anorexic does because they LIKE to… it’s something done in shame, and in pain… It’s something that i... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728502 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:34:23 +0100 728502