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New Ways to Approach Manifestations of Alzheimer's Disease and to Reduce Caregiver Burden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Affiliation:
Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A. Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in severe cognitive decline, deterioration in the ability to perform routine activities such as bathing or walking, and changes in affect and behavior. It severely diminishes the quality of life of the affected person and presents a colossal burden to caregivers and a tremendous financial liability to society. The impetus for research relates specifically to these burdens by testing new ways to approach the manifestations of the disease and effectively communicating these ways to caregivers.

Type
Future Directions
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue S1 , October 1996 , pp. 91 - 94
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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