Alzheimer's Disease Articles

Comprehensive information on Alzheimer's disease - symptoms, causes, medical and alternative treatments for Alzheimer's, plus information for Alzheimer's caregivers.

Contents in the Alzheimer's Community:

General Information on Alzheimer's Disease
Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
Alternative - Complementary Treatments for Alzheimer's
Manage Alzheimer's Symptoms
Preventing and Delaying Alzheimer's and Dementia
Information for the Alzheimer's Caregivers.
Understanding and Caring for the Patient and Maintaining Their Quality of Life
How to Understand and Respond to Unusual Behavior of Alzheimer's Patients
Residential Care for the Alzheimer's Patient
How to Explain Alzheimer's to Children
Grief and Loss

Alzheimer's Main

• What is Alzheimer's Disease? Signs and Symptoms, Causes
• Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Preventative Care
• Prognosis and Complications
• Stages of Alzheimer's

Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

• Treatment of Alzheimer's
• Alzheimer's Medications
• Treating Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer's
• Talking with Your Physician about Treatment Options

Alternative - Complementary Treatments

• Alzheimer's Disease: Dietary Supplements, Herbs, Alternative Treatments 
• Alternative Treatments for Alzheimer's

Managing Alzheimer's Symptoms

• Managing Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms
• Managing Depression
• Managing Hallucinations
• Managing Sleep Problems

Preventing and Delaying Alzheimer's and Dementia

• Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy

Alzheimer's Caregivers

Caring for the Alzheimer Patient

• Support for Families and Other Caregivers
• Positives and Negatives of Being An Alzheimer's Caregiver
• Understanding and Respecting the Person with Dementia

Caring for the Caregiver

• Caring For Yourself
• Dealing With Your Health, Money Problems, Conflicting Demands and Where to Get Caregiver Support
• Alzheimer's Caregivers and Dealing With Feelings of Guilt
• Moving the Patient to Residential Care and Coping With Death of Alzheimer's Patient
• Getting and Finding Caregiver Help
• Getting Away From It All

Maintaining the Alzheimer Patient's Quality of Life

• Ways of Helping
• Memory Aids, Social Skills, Communicating
• Dementia and Language
• Communicating with the Dementia Patient
• Keeping Active - Early Stages of Dementia
• Activities for the Later Stages of Dementia
• Difficulty Remembering in the Later Stages of Dementia
• Dementia Patients and the Holiday Season

Understanding and Responding to Unusual Behaviors

• Responding to Unusual Behavior
• Shouting and Screaming and Lack of Inhibition
• Pacing, Fidgeting, Suspicion
• Hallucinations and Delusions
• Delusions and Explaining Odd Behavior to Others
• Alzheimer's and Aggressive Behavior
• Preventing Aggressive Behavior
• Walking or Wandering Off
• Drugs Used To Control Behavioral Conditions
• Drugs for Treating Agitation, Aggression, Psychotic Symptoms, Depression
• Drugs for Treating Anxiety, Sleep Problems and Dementia
• Overview of Alzheimer's Medications

Residential Care for Alzheimer's Patients

• Care Options for Alzheimer's Patients

Explaining Alzheimer's, Dementia to Children

• How to Explain Alzheimer's, Dementia to Children

Grief and Loss

• Alzheimer's Caregiver: Grief and Loss

Videos

• Videos on Alzheimer's Disease

Books

• Books on Alzheimer's