The Importance of Caring for the Caregiver by Mark Matloff, Ph.D.

This article is the first in a series of excerpts from the book "Strength in Caring: Giving Power Back to the Alzheimer's Caregiver."

Welcome to basic training. Basic training will introduce you to some very important ideas that you can use to make yourself calmer, more flexible, stronger, and better able to cope with whatever life throws at you. And life throws a lot at a caregiver: much energy and attention goes into making sure that your loved one is safe, calm, clothed, fed, clean, available for doctor