by FamilyAware | May 11, 2020 | Information for Family Caregivers, Tips for Caregivers
The worldwide pandemic has disrupted our lives, caused grief and worry, and brought even more hardship to people already struggling with economic, educational, societal, and physical and mental health challenges. More people than usual are living with anxiety or...
by FamilyAware | Apr 8, 2020 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers
Shared Decision Making Decisions about treatment are often most effective when they are made collaboratively, with the provider offering information about treatment options (including potential benefits, risks, and side effects) and the person living with the mood...
by FamilyAware | Apr 7, 2020 | Family Stories, Information for Family Caregivers, Paying for Treatment
Family Stories of Living with Depression It’s often a challenge to find a way forward with depression treatment. Whether it’s because the person living with depression isn’t quite ready to accept help, information about options is hard to find, or payment issues,...
by FamilyAware | Feb 19, 2020 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers
An interview with Kristin Beville, LICSW, MPH We asked Kristin Beville, Director of the McLean Hospital Department of Social Work, about the challenges that families and caregivers face when a loved one lives with hard-to-treat depression, how they can manage emotions...
by FamilyAware | Jan 22, 2020 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers, Paying for Treatment, Tips for Caregivers
Picture this. Your loved one has experienced a mental health emergency. After a terrifying ride in the ambulance and subsequent hospital stay, your loved one comes home. A month or two later, the bills come and services that you thought were covered were not. If you...
by FamilyAware | Jan 21, 2020 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers
Difficult-to-Treat Depression: A New Approach to Treatment-Resistant Depression Scott T. Aaronson, M.D. Dr. Aaronson is Director of Clinical Research and a psychiatrist at the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt Health System and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at...
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