SPRING 2009
Update on Dementia

OUR GUEST EDITORS: Peter A. Lichtenberg
Controversy and Caring: An Update
on Current Issues in Dementia

By Peter A. Lichtenberg

Doing More with Less: The Michigan Coalition
By Peter A. Lichtenberg, et al.

The CDC Healthy Brain Initiative:
Public Health and Cognitive Impairment

By Kristine L. Day, Lisa C. McGuire, and Lynda A. Anderson

Don’t Forget About Me!
Decision Making by People with Dementia

By Carol J. Whitlatch and Heather L. Menne

Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Imaging, Biomarkers and Technology
By Teresa Buracchio and Jeffrey Kaye

Helping People with Dementia Approach the End of Life: Issues for Families
By Rebecca S. Allen and Michelle M. Hilgeman

Losing Function, Staying Connected: Family Dynamics in Provision of Care for People with Dementia
By Carol Podgorski and Deborah A. King

Are Clinicians Ever Biased in Their Judgments of the Capacity of Older Adults to Make Medical Decisions?
By Michelle M. Braun, et al.

Uncertainties in Dementia: What Do People with Dementia Experience?
By Benjamin T. Mast

‘You Have Alzheimer’s Disease.’ How to Reveal a Diagnosis
By Brian Carpenter

Disparities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in African American and Hispanic Patients: A Call to Action
By Patrick A. Griffith and Oscar L. Lopes

Differences in Rates of Dementia and Quality of Education Among Diverse Older Adults
By Raquel Cabo and Jennifer Manly

Caregiving as a Process of Changing Identity
Implications for Caregiver Support

By Rhonda J.V. Montgomery and Karl Kosloski

The Retirement Research Foundation–Institute of Gerontology Continuing Education Series in Dementia: Filling a Gap for Healthcare Providers
Peter A. Lichtenberg and Krupa Hegde

Cost and Caring: Policy Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease
Patrick J. Fox and Wendy B. Max

 

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