“Hit Pause”: Helping Dementia Families Deal with Anger

The Duke Family Support Program at Duke University Medical Center; 2006. 12 page booklet. $3.00 each

"As helping professionals, you are in a unique position to help families who feel out of control and out of answers when they get angry with the person who is dependent on them for care, angry with other family members, and even angry with professionals who may appear slow in responding or slow to appreciate the caregiver's situation." -- from the Introduction.

This booklet is designed for health professionals and others who work with older people. It offers a series of typical caregiver scenarios and suggested responses. The booklet can be used as a part of the Duke University 3-part package that includes Pressure Points: Alzheimer's and Anger and Wait a Minute: When Anger Gets Too Much.