Who Me, I’m Just Stressed: Out: When Caregiver Stress May be Anxiety, Depression, or Both
In the past year or so mental health has been discussed more openly. The differences between stress, anxiety, and depression can be confusing. How do you know when feeling overstressed may be anxiety or depression? What about the mental health of the person you care for? Learn about the symptoms of depression and anxiety and how they are diagnosed and treated. Identify resources.
**Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection**
Date January 10, 2022
Hosted By North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection
Tags Partner, depression, self-care, Self-compassion, Laura, Wolfe, Laura Wolfe, caregiving, Senior, elderly, Health & Wellness, family, Stress, caregiver
Laura Wolfe, PhD
Laura coordinates the Taking Control of Your Health programs in a 14 county region. She holds a PhD in Applied Gerontology specializing in health education, quality of life, and hospital readmission. She is a master trainer for the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Self-Management, Chronic Pain Self Management, the MaineHealth A Matter of Balance Fall Prevention, and the WellMed Stress Busters for Family Caregivers programs. Laura is also a Certified Long Term Care Ombudsman advocating for residents in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities and holds a certification in Mediation in Aging.