RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia

Inclusion Criteria: * informal carer of a person with YOD who has been diagnosed with either Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD) or Alzheimer's Disease (AD) 12 months ago or less; * the carer has face-to-face contact with the person with YOD at least twice a weak; * the carer has a working computer and internet access in his home; * the carer is available for the intervention duration of approximately eight weeks; * the carer is fluent in German; * signed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * the carer has face-to-face contact with the person with YOD less than twice a week; * the person with YOD the carer is caring for has a different dementia cause other than FTD or AD or the diagnosis is older than 12 months; * the carer does not have a working computer and internet access at home or is not confident to use them; * the carer is not available for the approximately eight week intervention duration; * the carer is not fluent in German; * the carer has a significant health problem or disability, which precludes him/her from participating in the study; * no signed informed consent.