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SUMMARY:Understanding Anxiety and Depression
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Anxiety and Depression\nWhen someone is diagnosed with dementia | mate wareware there are huge adjustments to be made by everyone involved. Many care partners struggle with feelings of sorrow\, guilt\, grief\, loss\, ambivalence or anger.\n\nUp to 80% of care partners will experience depression and/or anxiety at some stage while supporting someone with dementia. Dementia is equally distressing for the person with the diagnosis of dementia and up to 40% of people living with dementia experience depression and/or anxiety\, either just prior to the diagnosis or somewhere during the trajectory of the condition.\n\nThis online Dementia Talk will provide more understanding of depression and anxiety\, the causes\, the symptoms\, the treatments and strategies to prevent and recover from these challenging conditions.\n\nPresented by Winifred Henderson\, Senior Educator for Dementia New Zealand. She is passionate about helping people to live their best lives despite a diagnosis of dementia.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nDate: Friday\, 17th April 2026\nTime: 10am – 12 noon\nOnline via Zoom. A recording of this webinar will be emailed to those who registered the week following the live event.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nPlease note: Admission for care partners and whānau to the live webinar is now full\; however\, tickets to receive a recording after the event are still available.\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:ONLINE EVENT
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