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Non-pharmacological interventions can positively impact the aging process. These interventions include community involvement through age-friendly cities, disaster preparedness, as well as addressing the impact aging can have on the caregiver. Caregiving can expose family members to a unique set of stressors that are often not anticipated or addressed appropriately. This chapter discusses these interventions as well as the effects caregiving can have on family members and the benefit of providing resources for family members to better cope and provide care.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Dell Medical School — The University of Texas at Austin, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, TX, USA

    Jessica Koenig M.D., Aurora Osteen M.D. & Erica C. Garcia-Pittman M.D.

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  1. Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Vice Chairman for Education and Faculty Development, Residency Program Director and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, MetroHealth, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Rajesh R. Tampi

  2. Executive Vice President, Clinical Services, Diamond Healthcare, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Deena J. Tampi

  3. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Program Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Lisa L. Boyle

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Koenig, J., Osteen, A., Garcia-Pittman, E.C. (2018). Family and Community. In: Tampi, R., Tampi, D., Boyle, L. (eds) Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73078-3_4

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