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Alzheimer's Disease Resources

• Dementia Care Certification Course The Copper Ridge Institute has developed a dynamic CD-ROM training program that helps users fully understand the challenges of dementia and learn the most effective ways to approach dementia care. This program is ideal for training and orientation at long-term care facilities or educational institutions www.lww.com/product/?978-0-7817-6140-6
• Learning About Alzheimer's Care Baltimore Sun article detailing The Copper Ridge Institute's involvement in the in the future of Alzheimer's disease treatment. Learning About Alzheimer's Care
• Sue Miller: "The Story of My Father" (Knopf) Acclaimed novelist Sue Miller talks with Diane Rehm about the most difficult and personal book she's ever written - a memoir of how she cared for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. They are joined by geriatrician Alva Baker, MD of The Copper Ridge Institute, who provides a medical perspective to her experience. http://wamu.org/programs/dr/03/05/06.php
• Give Your Memory a Hand Most of us experience some decline in memory efficiency as we age. Simple tasks like writing all appointments on a large calendar are the forgetful person's best friend---Everyday tips to improve your memory by Jason Brandt, PhD Give Your Memory a Hand
  Give Your Memory Another Hand - More everyday tips to improving your memory
• Can We Talk? - Tips for Conversing With Persons With Dementia Developed by Jason Brandt, PhD, this guide helps to provide tips for conversing with persons with dementia. Through this useful guide, you’ll learn the most practical approaches that will help make caregiving a little easier. Can We Talk? - Tips for Conversing With Persons With Dementia

Selected Scientific Publications

DEMENTIA AND MEMORY DISORDERS

• A Century of Alzheimer's Disease Goedert, M and Spillantini, M.G. 2006 Science 2006. 314(5800), 777-787. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• A clinical approach to mild cognitive impairment Rosenberg PB, Johnston D, Lyketsos CG. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2006 Nov;163(11):1884-90. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Dementia in Parkinson's Disease Korcyzn, A.D. Journal of Neurology. 248(3)III: 1-4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Systematic review of psychological approaches to the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia Livingston, G., Johnston, K., Katona, C., Paton, J., Lyketsos, C.G., JAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;162(11):1996-2021. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Sundowning and circadian rhythms in Alzheimer's disease Volicer, L., Harber, D.G., Manning, B.C., Goldstein, R., Satlin, A. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2001. 158(5): 704-11. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: What Should Be Made of the Risks? Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH; Constantine G. Lyketsos, MD, MHS Journal of the American Medical Association. 2005;294:1963-1965. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

BEHAVIORS IN DEMENTIA

• Wandering behavior in community-residing persons with dementia Klein, D.A., Steinberg, M, Galik, E., Steele, C., Sheppard, J. Warren, A., Rosenblatt, A, Lyketsos, C.G. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 1999. 14(4): 272-279. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Depression in Alzheimer's disease: Overview and treatment Lykestsos, C.G., Olin, J. Biological Psychiatry. 3003. 52(3): 243-52. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

CAREGIVING

• A systematic review of intervention studies about anxiety in caregivers of people with dementia Cooper, C., Balamurali, T.B., Selwood, A., Livingston, G. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006: [Epub ahead of print.] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• The transition to caregiving: The experience of family members embarking on the dementia caregiving career Adams, K.B. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 2006: 47(3-4): 3-29. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Subjective responses to caregiving for a spouse with dementia Narayan, S., Lewis, M. Tornatore, J., Hepburn, K., Corcoran-Perry, S. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2001 27(3): 19-28. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dementia Risk Assessment

Take the online dementia risk assessment developed by leading experts at The Copper Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This assessment will help provide guidance as to whether you, or a loved one, may have higher risk for having dementia and should speak further to your physician.

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's

Part of the Caregiver Educational Series (CES), this webcast and DVD provide valuable strategies on getting support, developing realistic expectations, and especially important, taking care of yourself and your loved one. The webcast and DVD are available in English and in Spanish (with subtitles).