Alzheimers Disease Video

Geriatric Depression Scale

You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional soon to rule out a possible depressive disorder.

​Pseudo Dementia is a condition that imitates dementia but the symptoms are actually due to depression.  

Geriatric Issues

Care Giver Tips from the National Institute of Aging

• Knowing when to ask for help
• Understanding Memory Loss:  What to do if you have trouble remembering
• So Far Away:  Twenty Questions and Answers About Long Distance Care Giving
• Sundowning:  Alzheimer's Caregiving Tips
• Hallucinations, Delusions and Paranoia:  Caregiving Tips
• Managing Personality and Behavior Changes:  Alzheimer's Caregiving Tips
• Coping with Agitation and Aggression:  Alzheimer's CaregivingTips
• Rummaging and Hiding Things:  Alzheimer's Caregiving Tips
• Wandering:  Alzheimer's Caregiving Tipsaging and 

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Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease:  Your Easy-to-Use Guide from the National Institute on Aging

Get Alzheimer's care information and advice in this comprehensive guide.  Discusses daily care, sundowning and other behaviors, and where to find help.

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The Dementias:  Hope through research

Learn about:

• Types of dementia
• Risk Factors
• Diagnosis and treatment
• Current Research

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Lewy Body Dementia:  Information for Patients, Families, and Professionals

Learn about Lewy body dementia (Lewy body disease), a brain disorder that affects older adults and causes changes in thinking and movement.

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