More and more emphasis is placed on addressing this aspect of care on the front line as well as in the literature. The section, Family Domain, will address the above-named topic and other family related issues as described in the literature and on video cassettes. This video focuses on the reactions of family members to a parent or spouse with Alzheimer's Disease and how they learned to cope. The pain, frustration, and helplessness of living with someone who is increasingly a stranger and increasingly dependent are elaborated by people in the position. The tone of the video is hopeful and constructive.
Diagnosis is highlighted as the beginning of good care.
Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Centre . Portland, Oregon, 1983. The video stresses importance of family and professional support for the primary family caregiver. BC Association of Community Care Resource Centre, Vancouver, BC Tel. 263-1464 Mental Health Resource Library, Victoria, BC Tel.