Family Caregivers: Disability, Illness and Ageing - Softcover

Written in an accessible style, this book provides a voice for all those who contribute a vital community service but whose concerns are all too little acknowledged - those who bear the burden of caring for frail, sick or disabled family members. In addition to this voice, it provides information for the creation and maintenance of policies to support those who have had to bear the burden with inadequate assistance.

Edited by Hilary Schofield with Sid Bloch, Helen Herrman, Barbara Murphy, Julie Nankervis and Bruce Singh. Dr Schofield is a psychologist involved in policy-related research. She has published widely in the areas of health and education. She specialises in continuing education of medical practitioners, HIV education and prevention, and municipal public health plans. The team of six co-authors spent four years conducting the research to write this path breaking book.