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Family Caregivers

What is it like to care for a dying parent, a 35-year-old husband with a progressive disease, or a young child with severe developmental disabilities? This program from The Doctor Is In steps into the lives of caregivers and their families and offers ideas for dealing with the stresses. Maggie Strong, author of Mainstay, a book about caregiving based on her experiences in caring for her husband, talks about the Well Spouse Foundation and other help available to caregivers. Leonard Kaye and Jeffrey Applegate, professors at the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College, discuss their research on men as caregivers. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center production. (30 minutes)

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Item#: BVL3039
Copyright date: ©1992
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-3626-8
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-3627-5


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