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Alzheimer's Care Quarterly:
April/June 2005 - Volume 6 - Issue 2 - p 146-153
Feature Topic: Treating Behavioral Symptoms

STAR-Caregivers: A Community-based Approach for Teaching Family Caregivers to Use Behavioral Strategies to Reduce Affective Disturbances in Persons With Dementia

LOGSDON, REBECCA G. PHD; McCURRY, SUSAN M. PHD; TERI, LINDA PHD

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Abstract

The STAR-Caregivers program is a behavioral intervention to decrease depression and anxiety in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers. It consists of 8 weekly in-home sessions followed by 4 monthly telephone calls. Community-based mental health practitioners were trained to conduct the systematic and standardized STAR-Caregivers program, and deliver it to family members who were caring for a relative with dementia at home. This article describes the STAR-Caregivers program and presents illustrative case studies to demonstrate that master's-level practitioners in a community setting can effectively deliver behavioral interventions.

©2005Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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