Support Groups without the "Support"

Family caregiving for individuals with Alzheimer's disease instigates numerous changes within the family dynamic that often lead to the prolonged tension, stress, and depression of caregivers. Although many intervention programs have been established to ease these tensions, often times family members do not decide to use them. Andersen, Cairl, and Cohen state in Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease that only about 10% to 25% of caregivers use formal support programs (353). Why so few? What alternative methods can we enhance or establish to relieve tension within the family?

I'm brainstorming the possibilities of the internet. The importance of friends and family. The denial that weighs down on patients and family caregivers alike. I'm certain that there is a better system for addressing both patient's and family caregivers' needs. This system not only has the potential to better the quality of patient care, but improve entire families' quality of life. It's definitely time for the public to seek answers.