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CDC Statistics: Mental Illness in the US
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a summary report yesterday detailing how the CDC measures mental illness in the U.S., and summary statistics from those measurements. Most of the information summarized in the report is not new, since it was previously published. What the report does do is bring a great deal of this information together in a single paper.
The report notes that according to the World Health Organization, mental illness — that is, any mental disorder — accounts for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart...
Source: World of Psychology - September 3, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M. Grohol, PsyD Tags: Disorders General Policy and Advocacy Psychiatry Psychology Research Adults Cdc Cdc Statistics Centers For Disease Control Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Cdc Curren dementia Source Type: blogs
"Autobiographer": Theatre Production on Alzheimer's ThemeEmail this article to a colleague.
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New show, ‘Autobiographer’, to tour the UK and Ireland this autumn
02 September 2011
From the website:
"A new production from award-winning theatre artist Melanie Wilson begins a tour of the UK and Ireland this autumn. Part sound installation, part theatre performance, ‘Autobiographer’ reveals a curious and evocative portrait of a life refracted through the lens of dementia.
"Autobiographer is about memory: the memory of a 76-year-old woman, Flora. Flora has a dementia, but the piece is not about dementia itself - rather, it is about how she recalls her full and long life as her memories unravel and become unrel...
Source: BrainBlog - September 2, 2011 Category: Neurologists Tags: dementia Alzheimer Source Type: blogs
Exercise for DementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exercise as a Preventive or Disease-Modifying Treatment of Dementia
A neurologist reports on the newly published article “Physical Exercise as a Preventive or Disease-Modifying Treatment of Dementia and Brain Aging,” Ahlskog et al, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011. Their meta-analysis found that exercise affects brain health in animal models, and suggest it can modify cognitive outcomes with normal aging and perhaps reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease like dementia. Physical (as opposed to mental) exercise is recommended. Although the amount and type of exercise has not been completely assessed, patients ...
Source: Channel N - September 1, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Online education aging brain dementia exercise geriatric neurology prevention research treatment video Source Type: blogs
How to get mom to eat...and other good tips!Email this article to a colleague.
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"Growing up my favorite time of the year was summer",says Nataly Rubenstein, author of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias - The Caregivers Complete Survival Guide. Long lazy days spent fishing on the lake, outdoor grilling and enough corn on the cob and watermelon to fill the county fair.
Just thinking about the summer of my youth brings back fond food memories and my appetite increases.
For those of you who are caring for a person who has dementia one of the frequently asked questions I get is, “How do I get Mom to eat”? The obvious answer is serve food the person liked when they were growing up. You see, over...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - August 19, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: Patricia Grace Aging with Grace dementia alzheimer's disease Nataly Rubenstein Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: August 19, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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Ask me about a trip I took with my dad to Maui ten years ago and I can barely recall what we did. But ask me about my childhood toys and suddenly I remember every detail, every curve of a ball, color, texture and even the faint smell of a favorite toy.
There is one toy I remember in particular.
It was a half red, half blue sphere covered with different shaped holes and yellow plastic shapes (triangles, stars, circles, etc.) meant to fit through them. If you’re curious, this is what it looked like.
What I remember is being very young and feeling frustrated because no matter how hard I pushed I could never get all of t...
Source: World of Psychology - August 19, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura Tags: Best of Our Blogs Adult August 19 Bipolar Blue Sphere Body Health Childhood Toys Circles Color Texture Compassion Curve Ball Dad dementia Faint Smell Health Career Holes Kraynak Lack Of Sleep Maui Mental Illness Min Source Type: blogs
National Dementia Strategy Equalities action planEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: National Dementia Strategy Equalities action plan
Scan or click to download ‘National Dementia Strategy Equalities action plan’
The Skinny: Sets out a series of planned actions in relation to the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy and the Dementia Commissioning Pack. It supplements the Equality Impact Assessment published alongside the National Dementia Strategy in 2009 and has been compiled in line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
Publisher: DH
Published: 21/07/11
Size: 17p.
Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Dementia, Grey Literature, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Older People
Source: Fade Library - August 17, 2011 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Ooops Missed Category! dementia Grey Literature Mental Disorders Mental Health Older People Source Type: blogs
Launch of Dementia Commissioning PackEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Launch of Dementia Commissioning Pack
Scan or click to download 'Launch of Dementia Commissioning Pack'
The Skinny: Dear Colleague letter announcing publication of the Dementia Commissioning Pack provides practical resources for health and social care commissioners to work together to improve the quality of both specialist dementia services and general health and care services for people with dementia and their carers.
Publisher: DH
Published: 21/07/11
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Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Grey Literature, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Nervous system disease...
Source: Fade Library - August 17, 2011 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Ooops Missed Category! Alzheimers Disease dementia Grey Literature Mental Disorders Mental Health Nervous system diseases Older People Pre senile dementia Source Type: blogs
New study confirms elderly women with sleep apnea at high risk for dementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elderly women with sleep apnea had an 85% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia than elderly women without sleep apnea, a new study found.
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston studied a group of 298 women, roughly a third of whom had been diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing. The average age of women in the group was 82.
Sleep-disordered breathing, which causes the brain to be deprived of oxygen, was defined as 15 sleep apnea events per hour of sleep. At the beginning of the study, none of the participants had been diagnosed with dementia. All of the participants underwent...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - August 11, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: sleep apnea Aging with Grace dementia Source Type: blogs
More evidence that vascular disease contributes to cognitive decline in later yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Those who smoke, are overweight, or have high blood pressure are more likely to have cognitive challenges later in life, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of California at Davis studied MRI scans of approximately 1,352 people for the purpose of identifying vascular risk factors.The subjects were part of the Framingham Offspring Cohort Study and had multiple scans over the past decade.
Among the results: researchers found that people with diabetes in mid-life lost brain volume faster in the hippocampus. Participants who smoked in mid-life lost their overall brain volume faster than non-smokers. Obese...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - August 8, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: cognitive decline dementia Source Type: blogs
Tips to overcome mealtime frustrations...Email this article to a colleague.
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Mealtime with an Alzheimer's patient can be stressful and challenging, to make sure the patient gets sufficient nutrition. To help mealtime go more smoothly consider the following:
Serve meals in a quiet environment with no distractions.
Clear the table of everything but basic utensils and dishes; keep dishes plain rather than with bright colors or patterns.
Make sure the food isn't too hot.
Serve only one or two foods at a time, and make an effort to honor the patient's food preferences.
Have meals together, and don't rush the meal.
Be understanding if the patient can't remember already having eaten.
Above all else, try and be patient
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - July 30, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: eldercare Aging with Grace dementia alzheimer's disease Source Type: blogs
Cognitive decline can have hazardous affects on boomer wealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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As Baby Boomers age, policy makers and economists may be served by looking at the condition of not just their nest eggs, but the health of their brains.
The late Brooke Astor is an example of the dangers of declining cognitive function.
So says economist David Laibson, of Harvard University in a speech called “The Age of Reason.” Prof. Laibson spoke at Morningstar’s annual conference in Chicago before hundreds of financial advisers and asset managers — industries grappling with the inevitable shift of assets from workers accumulating money to those trying to live on it as they grow older.
Prof. Laibson opened wit...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - July 13, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: dementia boomers. financial abuse Source Type: blogs
Midlife weight gain linked to dementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Being overweight during middle age may increase your risk of developing dementia later on, a new Swedish study suggests.
Several studies have already linked obesity in middle age to dementia in later life, but it was unclear whether merely carrying some extra pounds in midlife was a risk factor. The new research suggests that even being overweight -- defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 -- is linked with a higher risk of dementia.
"Being overweight at midlife increased the risk of dementia in late life by more than 70 percent," said lead study author Dr. Weili Xu, a postdoctoral researcher at Karolinska ...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - July 8, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: cognitive decline dementia Source Type: blogs
Thinking globally to improve mental health: New NIH initiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thinking globally to improve mental health: NIH announces international research initiative (press release):
- “The Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health Initiative, led by the National Institutes of Health and the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, has identified the top 40 barriers to better mental health around the world. Similar to past grand challenges, which focused on infectious diseases and chronic, noncommunicable diseases, this initiative seeks to build a community of funders dedicated to supporting research that will significantly improve the lives of people living with MNS disorders within the next 10 y...
Source: SharpBrains - July 7, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Fitness Industry Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness alcohol dependence dementia depression epilepsy Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health improve mental health Mental-Health Nationa Source Type: blogs
How the DSM Developed: What You Might Not KnowEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is widely known as the bible of psychiatry and psychology.
But not many people know how this powerful and influential book came to be. Here’s a brief look at the DSM’s evolution and where we are today.
The Need for Classification
The origins of the DSM date back to 1840 — when the government wanted to collect data on mental illness. The term “idiocy/insanity” appeared in that year’s census.
Forty years later, the census expanded to feature these seven categories: “mania, melancholia, monomania, paresis, dementia, dipsomania and epilepsy....
Source: World of Psychology - July 2, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General History of Psychology Policy and Advocacy Professional Adolf Meyer American Psychiatric Association Biological Factors Brain Tissue Bureau Of The Census Causality Chronic Brain Disorders dementia Diagnostic And Statistical Source Type: blogs
Reminiscence Therapy – by Karen Everett WatsonEmail this article to a colleague.
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Remembering the past can bring a lot of satisfaction and understanding to anyone. For the elderly, it is a way to affirm who they are, what they’ve accomplished in their lives and a chance to relive happy times. For those who suffer with dementia, it is a way to talk easily about things they do remember. It is also a way for residents of assisted living facilities to become better acquainted with one another. This is helpful for caregivers as well as family members.
I began my Reminiscence Therapy classes with a group at a local assisted living facility. The group varies in size from 12 to 20 people. I think a smaller ...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - June 15, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: dementia care Alheimer's activities Source Type: blogs
Playing Music as a Protection Against DementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article explores another relationship between music and dementia: playing a musical instrument, even as an amateur, may protect the brain later on against dementia-related damages.
Researchers had 70 people ages 60 to 83 perform a variety of tests to measure visuospatial memory, ability to name objects, the brain’s ability to adapt to new information […] those who had engaged in musical activity for 10 years or longer scored substantially better than those with no musical activity in their past.
the longer people play instruments, the more benefits they may derive.
All were amateurs who had started playing when th...
Source: SharpBrains - May 13, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Pascale Michelon Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Alzheimers-Prevention dementia music-protects-the-brain music-training playing-music playing-musical-instrument Source Type: blogs
JAMA Study Omitted Data On Alzheimer’s Drug?Email this article to a colleague.
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In a blistering missive, the Public Citizen consumer group has charged that researchers with ties to Eli Lilly withheld important data from the Journal of the American Medical Association concerning their recent study of an imaging agent for Alzheimer’s disease. Last March, the FDA declined to approve the drug over concerns that scans can be accurately read, but Lilly continues to seek approval.
In a letter published yesterday in JAMA, Public Citizen criticized the January 19 study, which examined whether brain scans using Lilly’s Amyvid, an experimental dye to detect brain abnormalities, was effective. However...
Source: Pharmalot - May 11, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alzheimers Avid Pharmaceuticals Beta-Amyloid Plaque dementia Eli Lilly JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association Source Type: blogs
Psychotic Reaction: Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotics In Nursing Homes Costs MedicareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The unnecessary use of antipsychotics in nursing homes has been controversial for several years. Now, a report from the US Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General finds that, in the six-month period from January through June 2007, 51 percent of Medicare claims for atypical antipsychotics were erroneous. This amounted to a $116 million series of mistakes.
The OIG report was generated at the request of US Senator Chuck Grassley, who expressed concern that atypical antipsychotics - the newest generation of such meds - were being prescribed on an off-label basis, given that the side effects assoc...
Source: Pharmalot - May 9, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsychotics Atypical Antipsychotics Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS dementia Johnson & Johnson Nursing Homes OmniCare Source Type: blogs
Physicians focus on the importance of mental health for the elderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Merry Widows, as they call themselves, were blinged out, Florida-style, to celebrate Elayne Weisburd’s 79th birthday at a sprawling community for seniors. Mylar balloons levitated above their table, and sparklers twinkled from a cake.
The guest of honor and her two friends were beaming when Dr. Marc E. Agronin, a geriatric psychiatrist and the director of mental health, arrived with a hug for everyone long after what would be normal office hours.
The Merry Widows moved to the community when their husbands developed Alzheimer’s disease and looked to Dr. Agronin to prepare them for what lay ahead. But while treatin...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - May 9, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiving eldercare dementia Alzheimer's Awareness geriatrics Source Type: blogs
New Alzheimer’s Guidelines Emphasize Early Detection, Frightening SomeEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the first time in 30 years, an expert panel has updated guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The long overdue facelift should favorably impact care for millions and accelerate badly needed research on the disease.
The guidelines were produced by representatives from the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association. They portray Alzheimer’s for the first time as a three-stage disease. In addition to ‘Stage 3,’—the full-blown clinical syndrome that had been described in earlier versions of the guidelines—the new guidelines describe an earlier ‘Stage 2,’ of mild cognitive i...
Source: Better Health - May 2, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrGlennLaffel Tags: Health Policy Opinion Alzheimer's Disease Commentary dementia Diagnosis Early Detection Ethics Geriatrics Guidelines Internal Medicine Neurology Providers Stages Source Type: blogs
NEW PODCAST- Delirium vs Dementia vs Delusion Some ConsiderationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Click below on play bar to listenPodcast Powered By PodbeanHere is a new podcast on Delirium, Dementia and Delusion. Some of the major differences and considerations. If you have quesitons please email me or comment below. The podcast is in lecture format, and there is too much to cover for one podcast, but some major features and genreal informaiton are discussed. These issues seem to come up frequently on the blog in search engine queries, so I hope this podcast is helpful.
Source: Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers - April 23, 2011 Category: Dementia Tags: delirium delusions dementia Source Type: blogs
New guidelines for identifying Alzheimer's diseaeEmail this article to a colleague.
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By MONIFA THOMAS Health Reporter Chicago Sun Times
Medical experts have issued new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease that, for the first time, attempt to identify the hallmarks of the disease before symptoms occur.
The original guidelines, published in 1984, dealt only with diagnosing Alzheimer’s once a person started showing signs of dementia.
Since then, new discoveries have shown the disease can cause changes in the brain a decade or more before symptoms appear.
The new guidelines — being published online today by the National Institute on Aging and the Chicago-based Alzheimer’s Association — a...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - April 20, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: eldercare Aging with Grace dementia Alzheimer's Awareness Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's: New Definitions PresentedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Guidelines Allow Earlier Definition of Alzheimer’sBy PAM BELLUCKThe New York TimesPublished: April 19, 2011"The definition of the disease will be recast for the first time in 27 years, with a division into three stages, including a new early phase."Read the full article
Source: BrainBlog - April 19, 2011 Category: Neurologists Tags: neuropsychology neurodegenerative dementia Alzheimer Source Type: blogs
When “Doing Fine” Is RelativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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It was 11:00 pm when the pager vibrated, then beeped: it was the ER, Hospital #3.
“This is Dr. Fisher returning your page?”
“Thank you Dr. Fisher, just a moment for Dr. Frigamafratz.”
A brief pause, then:
“Wes, I think we’ll need your services. Old guy, found down at the nursing home, brought in unconscious, pulse 25 – hooked him up to an external pacer, he’s back with us now.”
“I’m on my way.”
When I arrived, there was the usual cacophony of activity in the Emergency Room. Someone screaming in one corner. Intercom sounding. Ambulance en route to our l...
Source: Better Health - April 14, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrWes Tags: True Stories Aging Cardiology dementia DNR Ethics Living Will Pacemaker Stroke Source Type: blogs
The darker side of Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The following is an excerpt from the CNN.com article written by Madison Park.
Alzheimer's patients are often vulnerable and fragile, but in rare cases, they can become the aggressor. About 5% to 10% of Alzheimer's patients exhibit violent behavior. It's unclear why the outbursts occur in certain patients.
"If you don't understand what's happening because your brain is not functioning, it can be scary," said Beth Kallmyer, senior director of constituent services at Alzheimer's Association. "It's normal human behavior. You might act out, become agitated, or violent if you don't know what's going on."
Before the Alzheimer's...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - April 8, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: dementia CNN eldercare alzheimer's disease Source Type: blogs
Let’s Define Brain Fitness and Physical FitnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Beverly Sanborn, Vice President of Program Development at Belmont Senior Living and scheduled 2011 SharpBrains Summit Speaker, could not finally speak at the Summit (she was very well replaced by colleague Jeff DeBevec), but fortunately we can share her thoughtful answers to the following four critical questions.
1. How would you define “brain fitness” vs. “physical fitness”?
Brain fitness and physical fitness are interlinked. Each enhances the other and both are essential components of successful aging. As we age, the ability to cope with inexorable challenge to social-emotional-economic well-being is rooted i...
Source: SharpBrains - April 8, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Fitness Industry Health & Wellness Assisted-Living Belmont-Village Brain-Fitness comfort zone delay onset dementia dementia care Independent Living late stage dementia maintain brain fitness memory-loss Physical-Fitness suc Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's takes increasing toll on healthcare systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alzheimer's disease will take an increasing toll on the healthcare industry and entitlement programs, report USA Today and Reuters. Altogether, $183 billion is expected to be spent on professional caregivers in 2011, up from $172 billion a year ago, according to a new report by the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Those ever-increasing expenditures will take a huge toll on Medicare and Medicaid. By 2050 it is expected that Alzheimer's and dementia-related costs for Medicare will increase six-fold and for Medicaid, four-fold. Elderly individuals with Alzheimer's are about three times more costly to care for than other patients becau...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - March 21, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress dementia Alzheimer's Awareness Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's: The Current PipelineEmail this article to a colleague.
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FierceBiotechResearch has an article which presents a very brief overview of the current Alzheimer's disease drug pipeline:It is available at the link below:Making sense of the Alzheimer's drug pipelineFierceBiotechResearchMarch 15, 2011 — 7:53am ETBy Howard LovyRead the full articleIf this area is new to you, the article will give you the names of some candidates that you can learn about with as part of your introduction. There are many other overview articles and public resources. You might wish to cross reference the names cited here with ClinicalTrials.gov database.If you are a Brain Awareness Week visitor, you can v...
Source: BrainBlog - March 16, 2011 Category: Neurologists Tags: clinical trial neuropsychology neurodegenerative neuroimaging dementia Alzheimer Source Type: blogs
Who gets to go home? 3 short case studiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of my biggest responsibilities from a hospital standpoint is providing discharge recommendations. Hospital stays are notoriously short and it is a priority of the case management staff and doctors to determine discharge location, for which they recruit OTs and PTs to assist. But determining discharge readiness and placement is more of an art than a science, no flow chart can be easily developed to guide a novice through the process. So here are 3 case examples of similar patients and situations, whom I saw on the same day, and my rationale for their discharge locations. All three of the individuals were over 80 years o...
Source: Occupational Therapy Notes - March 4, 2011 Category: Occupational Therapists Tags: elderly acute care dementia Source Type: blogs
Story telling...a great communication toolEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly 16 million Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Symptoms include mood and behavior changes, disorientation, memory loss and difficulty walking and speaking. The effects of anti-dementia drugs on patients' emotions and behaviors are inconsistent. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that participation in TimeSlips, a drug-free, creative storytelling intervention, improves communication skills and positive affect in persons with dementia.TimeSlips is a nationally recognized storytelling program for people with ...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - March 1, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress eldercare dementia alzheimer's disease Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's: Differences in Diagnostic TrendsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Britain is bottom of Euro league table at diagnosing Alzheimer'sBritons with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease take twice as long to be diagnosed as sufferers living in other European countries, research has found.By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent The Telegraph9:00PM GMT 26 Feb 2011Read the article
Source: BrainBlog - February 26, 2011 Category: Neurologists Tags: neuropsychology neurodegenerative dementia brain medicine CNS Alzheimer Source Type: blogs
What is Huntington’s Disease?Email this article to a colleague.
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Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is a genetic, progressive neurological disorder that slowly takes away a persons ability to walk, talk, and reason. It is characterized by the initial subtle symptoms of change in personality and motor skills ability. As the condition progresses, patients develop involuntary movements known as chorea (hence Huntington’s Chorea.) The word chorea comes from the Greek word choreia, which means “to dance”, which describes the uncoordinated, jerky body movements associated with the condition. Other motor symptoms eventually appear and may include dif...
Source: Sarasota Neurology - February 16, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. K Tags: Memory Loss / Alzheimer's Disease / dementia Movement Disorders brain depression drug drugs gait nerve neurologist neurology Quality of Life Sarasota Sarasota Neurology Source Type: blogs
Meaningful activities and Programmes to do in a med-high age care facilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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I have just been offered a new position as OT at a 5star age care residential facility in an affulent area, to lead the lifestyle and well being programme. Currently there are 3 activity therapists working. My role will be to implement a range of purposeful activities, empower and educate the activity therapists adn ensure all residents are being offered a wide range of occupations and meaningful activities.
Can anyone provide some infoif they have knowledge of working in a nursing home setting? Can anyone provide resources to purchase as I have a substantial budget to buy things to improve the service.
I also want to ensu...
Source: meta-ot blogs - February 15, 2011 Category: Occupational Therapists Authors: tl Tags: Age care facility dementia meaningful activities role of OT Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good MorningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Helllo, everyone, and nice to see you again. A frosty morning is unfolding here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where the official mascots are barking and a cup of stimulation is at hand - our flavor today is Southern Pecan. As always, we are preparing for another round of meetings and deadlines, and assume you are doing the same. To help you along, we have gathered a few tidbits and hope your day is rewarding. Enjoy and do stay in touch…
Teva Is Getting Ready For Another Big Acquisition (Bloomberg News)
Sandoz Has 10 Biosimilars In Its Pipeline (Reuters)
Momenta Wins Multiple Sclerosis Patent (Boston Business Jou...
Source: Pharmalot - February 9, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsychotics Biosimilars dementia FDA Genzyme Massachusetts Pfizer Prescription Drug Shortages Sandoz Sanofi Aventis Teva Pharmaceuticals US Senate Worcester Source Type: blogs
OT Web Gems- Nationwide Statistics and AD editionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Welcome to another edition of OT Web Gems, AKA "Cheryl has too many tabs open of cool articles, so let's update." Some of these are pretty hefty reading, but it can be worth it depending on your field. Several related to Alzheimer's Disease as well. Food Environment Map- it's easy to talk about making the right nutritional choices, but understanding the reasons why these aren't followed through is very important. For clients living within a "food desert" where there is little access to fresh produce, groceries, or low-cost healthy foods, this can be especially difficult. Map allows you to break down multiple statistics on ...
Source: Occupational Therapy Notes - February 5, 2011 Category: Occupational Therapists Tags: research dementia web Source Type: blogs
Feds Join Lawsuit Over Abbott Off-Label MarketingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The US Department of Justice has decided to intervene - or join - a whistleblower lawsuit that was filed in late 2008 by three former Abbott Laboratories sales reps, who accused the drugmaker of concocting an illegal scheme to promote its Depakote seizure med. The charges include paying kickbacks to docs to boost prescriptions and, subsequently, defrauding Medicare and Medicaid.
The fact that the feds are interested is not a surprise. In late 2009, Abbott disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filed that the Justice Department ws investigating Abbott’s sales and marketing activities of the pill, which is used ...
Source: Pharmalot - February 4, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abbott Laboratories Alzheimers dementia Depakote Epilepsy Intervene Justice Department Nursing Homes Qui Tam Seizures Veterans Administration Whistleblower Source Type: blogs
Upcoming Event: 9th Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium (April 2011, Miami Beach)Email this article to a colleague.
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The 9th Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium will take place in late April in Miami Beach, Florida.The theme of the meeting is "New Criteria for Prodromal and Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease"The website for the conference can be found at: mcisymposium.org. The Twitter voice of the conference is @mcisymposium
Source: BrainBlog - February 2, 2011 Category: Neurologists Tags: neuropsychology conference mci neurodegenerative dementia mild cognitive impairment continuing education Alzheimer Source Type: blogs
Does Schizophrenia Need a New Name?Email this article to a colleague.
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I was very nervous when my editorial about schizophrenia — there we go, a word I ought not to be using — appeared Open Access online in the December 2010 Journal of Mental Health (published by Informa Healthcare, New York). It contains personal details which it is not customary to reveal. Having got over that I had more anxiety when the printed journal was delayed by a month for unknown reasons. Now that it’s out I am calm again.
Why should I not be using the ‘S’ word? What’s in a name?
The answer is that it has acquired a stigma in the course of a hundred years owing to the small minority of people...
Source: World of Psychology - February 2, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Bill George, MA Cantab Tags: Disorders General Policy and Advocacy Professional Schizophrenia According To Jim American Psychiatric Association dementia dementia Praecox Dsm 5 Hundred Years Informa Healthcare Journal Of Mental Health Open Access Premature Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D and Cognitive Decline: What’s the Relationship?Email this article to a colleague.
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This study followed 858 adults 65 years and older over 6-years. Results showed an increased risk of cognitive decline in patients with vitamin D deficiency.
Comments: An association between two things (here vitamin D levels and cognitive decline) does not necessarily means that one causes the other. Potential confounding factors may explain the association. For instance vitamin D deficiency has also been associated with cardiovascular disease, which is known to be a risk factor for dementia. However this recent study addressed such confounding factors and found that the relation between vitamin D deficiency and cognitive d...
Source: SharpBrains - February 1, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Pascale Michelon Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness D-vitamins prevent-cognitive-decline prevent-dementia vitamin-D Source Type: blogs
Holding HandsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sometimes, photos speak for themselves. My daughter holding hands with my dad yesterday at his assisted living home:
Source: Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers - January 31, 2011 Category: Dementia Tags: Family dementia Source Type: blogs
I, Too, Have a Dream — About Mental HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some of you may recognize my dream, but I like to repost it every now and then to keep it alive and give it legs.
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.:
I have a dream that one day I won’t hold my breath every time I tell a person that I suffer from bipolar disorder, that I won’t feel shameful in confessing my mental illness.
I have a dream that people won’t feel the need to applaud me for my courage on writing and speaking publicly about my disease, because the diagnosis of depression and bipolar disorder would be understood no differently than that of diabetes, arthritis, or dementia.
I have a drea...
Source: World of Psychology - January 17, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Depression Disorders General Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Personal Policy and Advocacy Schizophrenia Biochemical Approach Bipolar Disorder Brain Imaging Chromosome Co Workers dementia Diagnosis Of Depression Source Type: blogs
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Hi Doc,Thought I stop by and wish all of your followers and your family, I am not sure about you though, a very happy new year.For me it will get worse, last year things progressed, this year maybe I will forget all and have no resentments because I cannnt remember ther.God Bless & Keep You,joe
Source: Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers - January 12, 2011 Category: Dementia Tags: dementia degree of reality contact addiction Alzheimer's Blog antipsychotics Alzheimer's Association Source Type: blogs
The Impact of a Cure for Alzheimer’sEmail this article to a colleague.
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A cure for Alzheimer’s. Think about that. If you are not excited about the possibilities, you have not been reading the facts. Over 4.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s; it’s a debilitating disease, which is very costly in terms of treatment and health care expenses, and results in approximately 7% of all hospitalizations. Because of this, pharmaceutical companies have been focusing on a cure for Alzheimer’s.
I spoke to Jin-Moo Lee, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine, and attending physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO...
Source: MD Buyline - January 3, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: james.x Tags: Disease Alzheimer’s cure dementia PBT2 PBT3 progression Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: December 7, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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When my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease more than 10 years ago, I thought my family would fall apart. My mom and her siblings had a few years earlier, lost their father. And now they would inevitably lose their mother in spirit.
At that time, I was in my early twenties and had the luxury of never really knowing the woman my family was afraid of losing. I took that opportunity to really be with her, get to know her and listen to what she had to say when she could say it. Those moments would prove valuable to me. After she was unable to live by herself, my family moved her to a care home. Although sh...
Source: World of Psychology - December 7, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura Tags: Best of Our Blogs 10 Years Alzheimer Bipolar Co Founder Creative Mind Creativity dementia Dr John Granddaughter Grandmother heart Hearthstone Mom Precious Time Quiet Spirit Relationship Siblings Social Worker Sufferin Source Type: blogs
HOLIDAY BLUES – OR SERIOUS DEPRESSION?Email this article to a colleague.
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TIPS FOR ASSESSING THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF ELDERLY LOVED ONES, by Patricia GraceFor the elderly, the holiday season can trigger a mourning period for the spouses, siblings and friends who are no longer here. When should you be concerned about an elderly loved one’s emotional state? How can you tell the difference between “holiday blues” and serious depression?“Recognizing depression in older individuals is not easy,” says Patricia Grace, CEO of Aging with Grace, “but at the same time, depression is a matter that should be taken seriously.” Grace offers these tips for recognizing depression in the elderly: 1. ...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - December 6, 2010 Category: Caregivers Tags: Depression dementia Holiday Blues Source Type: blogs
Gardening for DementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alzheimer’s Disease Care and Treatment: A New Paradigm
John Zeisel, author of I’m Still Here: A New Philosophy Of Alzheimer’s Care, explains how gardening, sunlight and art therapy benefit people with dementia living in a long-term care facility.
Source: Channel N - December 6, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary alt alzheimer's brain chronobiology dementia gardening treatment video Source Type: blogs
Celebrating 4 Years of the Brain Science Podcast (BSP 71)Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 26, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science Computation Consciousness dementia Emotion Glial Cells Interviews Memory Neuroscience Podcast Podcast Show Notes Psychology brain gilal cells Source Type: blogs
Hispanics face unique Alzheimer's challengesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alzheimer's specialists in Chicago have recently launched a new effort to educate the city's Latino population about the disease, as it affects Latinos about seven years earlier than it does white Americans.Experts say that low-income levels, language barriers and access to medical care contribute to higher rates of diabetes and high-blood pressure in Latinos, making them more susceptible to Alzheimer's, according to the Chicago Tribune. This has caused what the Alzheimer's Association refers to as a public health crisis. Read more...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - November 18, 2010 Category: Caregivers Tags: eldercare dementia alzheimer's disease Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Starts Earlier For Heavy Drinkers, SmokersEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this study, we found that the combination of heavy drinking and heavy smoking reduced the age of onset of Alzheimer's disease by six to seven years, making these two factors among the most important preventable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease." Read full article...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - November 16, 2010 Category: Caregivers Tags: eldercare dementia Alzheimer's Awareness Source Type: blogs
Caregiver BurdenEmail this article to a colleague.
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It was a straightforward phone message (names changed): “Hey Dr. S., this is Bobbie Jones, April Dixon’s granddaughter. I was calling to inform you that April passed away today at City Hospital. They said she was bleeding in her stomach or something. I’m not quite what sure what happened, but she got real sick. But she’s gone, so, thanks so much. You’ve been a real neat doctor, and it’s been good working with you through the years taking care of my grandmother. Take care. Bye.”
Bobbie Jones is a saint. Pure and simple. She took care of her 88-year-old grandmother with tender, lovin...
Source: Better Health - November 16, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Better Health Network Opinion True Stories ACP Internist Alzheimer's Disease American College Of Physicians At-Home Caregiving Caregiver Burden dementia Dr. John Schumann Family Caregivers Family Medicine General Medicine Geriatr Source Type: blogs
