title: [Exhaustion of family caregivers: a masked domestic crisis? A psychodynamic and systemic approach].
abstract: We try, from our clinical practice in a geriatric medicine department, to identify the processes involved in family crisis, especially in the relationship carer/cared. Psychodynamic and systemic determinants are highlighted to understand how family caregivers may suffer burn out, and suggest preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Clinique universitaire de médecine gériatrique, Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble Alpes, France.
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouati
authors.affiliation: Département de psychologie de la santé, de l'éducation et du développement (PSED), parcours « Psychologie clinique du vieillissement », Université Lyon 2, France, Laboratoire SIS « Santé, individu, société » - EAM 4128, Université Lyon 2, France.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sagne
authors.affiliation: Département de psychologie clinique, parcours « Psychologie clinique et psychopathologie », Université Lyon 2, France.
authors.forename: Morgane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hunsicker
authors.affiliation: Clinique universitaire de médecine gériatrique, Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble Alpes, France, GREPI, EA, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, France.
authors.forename: Gaëtan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gavazzi
authors.affiliation: Clinique universitaire de médecine gériatrique, Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble Alpes, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Couturier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; aged people; burn out; caregiver; crisis; exhaustion