Try: Burnout-physical emotional and mental exhaustion-can occur when stressors become overwhelming stress and caregiver burnout are a leading cause of families moving their loved one into a residential facility symptoms of caregiver burnout symptoms of caregiver burnout include withdrawal from friends family and other loved ones loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed feeling blue irritable hopeless and helpless changes in appetite weight gain or loss changes in sleep patterns feeling sick or suffering illness often thoughts of wanting to hurt yourself or the person you care for irritability information references "guide to living with dementia" by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Caregiver Needs&Support, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social

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Keywords: Caregiver burnout stress respite rest

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