Alzheimer’s Library

• Dementia and Capgras Syndrome: Handling Behavior and Emotional Fallout
  Capgras Syndrome, also known as Capgras Delusion, is the irrational ...
• Pre-Dementia Linked to Ill Health
  A large new study is highlighting a link between mild cognitive impairment, physical disability and psychological symptoms such ...
• Capgras and Dementia: The Imposter Syndrome
  At 3 a.m., wearing pajamas and socks, an 89-year-old man with Lewy Body Dementia was found ...
• Maximum Brainpower: Challenging the Brain for Health and Wisdom
  Increasing brainpower is about "changing the inherent way we perceive and respond to the world," Shlomo Breznitz and Collins Hemingway write. Their recent book, Maximum Brainpower: Challenging the Brain for Health and Wisdom, is an in-depth look at ...
• Brain Fluid Changes Predict Alzheimer’s 10 Years in Advance
  New signs of future Alzheimer's disease have been identified by ...
• Reiki’s Use in Dementia Patients and For Their Caregivers
  Memory problems. Stress. Confusion. Bizarre behavior. Depression. Anxiety. Caregiver burnout. These challenges all too often occur in ...
• Improving Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Truths & Lies I Told My Father
  A person with dementia can be said to be ...
• Improving Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: The Eyes Have it
  Seeing is believing, yes? In our day-to-day world, we believe that ...
• Improving Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Emotions Rule
  Habilitation Therapy (HT), a comprehensive behavioral approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and related ...
• Improving Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Environmental Impact
  Memory loss is the most well known problem associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias (ADRD). ...
• When to Worry About Forgetfulness
  I’m in my mid-50s, and I forget things. Where did I last lay down my car keys? What did I need ...
• Habilitation Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
  According to Silverman, Flaherty and Tobin (2006), ..."[I]t is a better understanding of the psychology of dementia – ...
• Drug Effects on Alzheimer’s Patients Reassuring
  Researchers have added further detail to their findings on the risks of common drugs for elderly people. Dr. Chris Fox of ...
• The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
  It’s disquieting to forget -- again -- where you left your glasses, where the car keys are, the name of that one woman at your daughter’s school. But everyone forgets, right? Especially these days, with ...
• The Alzheimer’s Family: Helping Caregivers Cope
  If you were asked to name a terminal illness, it is likely that Alzheimer's would not be your first choice.  However, from my own perspective, when you consider that there is no cure for this ...
• Survey Finds High Alzheimer’s Awareness
  A large survey has found that most people would rapidly seek medical advice if they developed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The survey ...
• Heart, Blood Pressure Medications and Dementia
  heart and blood pressure medications reduce dementia risk? Drugs for high blood pressure and heart disease have been linked to protection from Alzheimer's disease ...
• Train the Brain: Use It or Lose It
  Dr. Gareth Moore has authored several puzzle and brainteaser books aimed at exercising the “brain muscle.” Train the Brain: Use It or Lose It is Dr. Moore’s latest work in this field. In the introduction ...
• Diet, Exercise Protect Brain in Later Life
  Research supports a healthy diet and moderate exercise for protection against cognitive decline and dementia. Results presented at last year's Alzheimer's ...
• Disturbances of the Mind
  Disturbances of the Mind by Douwe Draaisma is a book regarding various illnesses ranging from Bonnet Syndrome to Alzheimer’s, with an entire range of brain diseases in between.  It provides an interesting narrative about how ...
• Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder
  Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder, or IEED, is a condition in which a person experiences uncontrollable episodes of emotional expression. That is, they have episodes of crying, laughter, or anger that are not in line ...
• Coffee May Prevent Dementia
  Further evidence has come to light that drinking coffee may have a protective effect against dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are common problems in the elderly population. Although research is improving our knowledge of the ...
• Alzheimer’s Resources
  The following organizations help people connect with additional local resources within their community, and can provide brochures and additional information about Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer's Association National Office 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-335-8700 Toll-Free: ...
• Alzheimer’s Medications and Coping
  The treatment of Alzheimer's disease is usually focused on slowing the progression of the disease. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's, but researchers are working everyday to find one. There are four primary medications, ...
• How to Reduce Wandering in People with Alzheimer’s
  Wandering is a common but dangerous symptom of Alzheimer's disease -- a degenerative disease of the brain that affects memory and cognition. Alzheimer's patients may suddenly walk off and become lost, frightened and confused about ...