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| http://www.alz.org/index.asp, Free
A key source for information about this disease and how to live with it, or live with someone who has it. |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/4/466
Corsentino et al found that while caregivers for people with serious mental illness are concerned about the future of the sufferer in question, the large majority have not made plans for that person’s future. |
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| http://www.agingcare.com/dementia-mood-swings, Free
Links you to information about dealing with Alzheimer's outbursts. |
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| http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dementia.html, Free
Provides copious information and links regarding Alzheimer’s and other less well-known forms of senility. |
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| http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.elderly.html, Free
A little out of date, but links to a wide variety of useful articles and studies on this topic. |
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| National Institute on Aging, 2007, Free
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B3CD16E6-8A31-41D9-8DCD-A7998B8B9B00/0/7220ProgressRpt2007_f.pdf
Progress report on Alzheimer’s Disease, covering research and future prospects. |
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| http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=297771
The testimony of Rudi Tanzi of the Massachusetts General Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Sandra Day O’Connor (whose husband suffers from Alzheimer’s), and other witnesses is available both as text and as a web-cast. |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/5/600
Gardner and Poole note that various factors including social isolation and financial worries put older adults at risk for addictions. Their own findings suggest that “narrative therapy” was helpful; participants in their study were able to reduce or halt their substance misuse. |
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| Getz about ways that art and music therapy have proven successful in accessing deep-rooted memories and promoting communication in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. |
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| WingSpan Press, 2009, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Dementia-Care-Alzheimers/dp/1595943153/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277049802&sr=1-22
An important book, because many assisted living facilities are not equipped to handle dementia cases, or don’t do a good job of it. |
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| http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/51/1/39.abstract
The authors that three different ethnic groups in the U.K. (white British, south Asian, and black Caribbean) have similar general concerns about the onset of dementia, but that the specifics differ. |
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| Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, $20.95
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Longer-Depression-Free-Recognizing/dp/0801869439/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282076381&sr=1-1
Miller and Reynolds offer insight and help regarding depression of all kinds in the elderly. |
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| http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2010/nia-07.htm, Free
According to this report, about 19% of non-dementia men age 70-to-89, vs. 14% of women, suffer from MCI. |
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| http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/109813.php, Free
Documents that socializing isn’t just fun – it can improve how your brain works, and help fend off dementia. |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/1/5
Topo presents the findings of a review of studies that focused on technology supporting people with dementia and their caregivers. |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/5/649
The authors found no differences in risk level in “young-old” (65-74 years of age) and “old-old” (75+) groups, but higher alcohol risk was associated with male gender and higher income. |