Understanding the challenges, needs, and qualities of frontotemporal dementia family caregivers

Caregivers of persons with frontotemporal disorders (FTD) have unique challenges and needs. They show higher levels of stress, depression, and burden than those caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease. The clinical profiles and pathologies associated with FTD are heterogeneous and characterized by two main phenotypes: a progressive deterioration in behavior, emotion, and interpersonal conduct known as behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) and a decline in language skills known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA).

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - February 28, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Dusitn Nowaskie, Mary Austrom, Darby Morhardt Tags: Poster Number: EI - 29 Source Type: research