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Dr. Rabins has spent his career studying mental disorders in the elderly. Dr. Rabins is co-director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as a professor of psychiatry with a joint appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health. His current research includes the development of scales to measure impairment in people with severe dementia and the study of visual hallucinations in a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions. Along with Nancy L. Mace, he is the coauthor of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life. (Warner Books, 2001).

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We have assembled a prestigious medical advisory board comprised of faculty members and other researchers at Johns Hopkins to provide you with information that can improve your life.

Marilyn S. Albert, Ph.D., a Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, is a distinguished researcher in cognitive changes and early identification of Alzheimer's disease.

Jason Brandt, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and Director of the Division of Medical Psychology and Director of the Cortical Function Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Brandt is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.

Constantine Lyketsos, M.D., a geriatric psychiatrist, is a Professor of Psychiatry and co-director, Division of Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Director of the Johns Hopkins Neuropsychiatry and Memory Group and the Comprehensive Alzheimer Program.

Guy McKhann, M.D., is Director of the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at The Johns Hopkins University and Founding Director of the Department of Neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Donald L. Price, M.D., is a professor of Pathology, Neurology, and Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Price's research group at Hopkins was the first to identify the degeneration of neurons in the basal forebrain cholinergic system in cases of Alzheimer's. This eventually led to neurobiological investigations of this brain circuit and ultimately to the development of the cholinesterase inhibiting drugs that are being used to battle the symptoms of Alzheimer's.

If you or someone you love is facing any one of these health challenges, get the expert medical guidance you need in The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin:

Age-Associated Memory Impairment

Alzheimer’s Disease

Amnesia

Coping With Caregiving

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Dementia

Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Frontotemporal Dementia

Huntington’s Disease

Memory Loss as a Medication Side Effect

Memory Loss Associated with Depression

Memory Loss Associated with Medical Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Vascular Dementia

The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin
In-Depth Report: When Caring Takes Its Toll
on the Caregiver
Overview: Dementia Prevention
Overview: Biomarkers of Early Alzheimer's Disease

For over eight years, Dr. Peter V. Rabins and his fellow specialists at the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have been bringing you the latest news and most cutting-edge treatments for Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia and memory loss in The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin.

In the When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver in-depth report, authors Peter V. Rabins, Medical Editor of The Memory Bulletin, and Ann Morrison, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Education Specialist at Johns Hopkins' Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, describes family caregiving as "one of the most stressful endeavors we will ever engage in."

Due to new roles at home and in the workplace for both men and women, plus long-distance families, it's harder than ever before to balance caregiving with one's own needs.

In fact, caregivers have been described as "hidden patients" because many of their own medical issues go unattended while they provide care to others.

The When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver issue offers you detailed, supportive answers to your many questions about your problematic situations when dealing with your loved one with Alzheimer's Disease or other form of age-related cognitive impairment.

In When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver, you'll discover:

• Why is caregiving for someone with AD or some other dementia so difficult?
• Will bottling up feelings of frustration and anger that occur during caregiving lead to "stress-related illness"?
• Is it wrong to feel frustrated and angry while providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?
• When trying to help someone with a dementing illness such as Alzheimer's-and not succeeding-should you try to control your anger?
• What is the best way to deal with a loved one when embarrassing behaviors occur in public?
• Should neighbors be told that a loved one has a dementing illness such as AD?
• Is it okay to feel guilty when trying to help someone with AD?
• What are the best ways for caregivers to get over these feelings of guilt?
• What is the best way to get over guilt caused by the demand of a loved one who had previously stated that they never wanted to be placed in a nursing home?
• How do you best deal with guilt over the little things that occur during the course of the day?
• How does one get over the feelings of guilt about taking a short respite from caregiving activities?
• What happens if feelings of guilt interfere with caregiving?
• Is it okay to laugh at some of the things that occur while providing care to a loved one?

In your information-packed issue When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver, you will also discover:

• How can caregivers best deal with feelings of grief as they care for their loved ones?
• How can a caregiver get over the daily fatigue that comes with caring for a person with dementia?
• What can a caregiver do if he becomes overwhelmed by the stresses of caregiving?
• How do you cope with feelings of being isolated and alone when providing care for someone with a dementing illness?
• Are there positive aspects to caregiving that you want to mention?
• Special Feature: Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Loved One
• 10 Signs of Caregiver Stress
• Resources for Support and Advice for Caregivers

..and much more.

This is essential reading if you're one of the more than 25 million Americans* currently involved in providing care to a family member, friend, or other loved one, many of whom are suffering from different stages of Alzheimer's Disease or another dementing illness. (* Data from The National Alliance for Caregiving)

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Just look at all you'll get in the When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver issue:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Doctor Rabins' Letter:

• Dementia Prevention
• Biomarkers of Early AD
• Neuroimaging Markers of Early AD

In-Depth Report:

• When Caregiving Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver

Grand Rounds:

• Caregiving difficulties:
  • Refusing to eat or bathe
  • Early Morning Waking Up
  • Can't wake up
  • Recent personality changes-could they be a sign of Alzheimer's?
  • Ministrokes, or AD?

In addition to the in-depth report When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver, in this issue of The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin, you'll also receive detailed answers to subscribers' questions on caregiving.

Plus, in Dr. Rabins' letter, you'll receive two comprehensive overviews: Dementia Prevention, and Biomarkers of Early Alzheimer's Disease.

Dementia Prevention tells you what you need to know to prevent Alzheimer's disease, or other age-related dementing illnesses. Studies show that neurodegeneration can start TWO to THREE DECADES before the appearance of the first signs and symptoms of mental impairment.

This is essential reading if you're concerned with how your health, diet, and overall lifestyle can contribute to Alzheimer's disease, and what steps you can take NOW to prevent Alzheimer's.

In Biomarkers of Early Alzheimer's Disease, you'll learn about the "AD fingerprints" which are currently being used to identify this memory-robbing thief.

Using a variety of diagnostic techniques, researchers are tracking down the biomarkers that indicate the potential to develop Alzheimer's, and detecting these suspect proteins and other molecules years before any signs occur, in order to try to prevent AD.

You will learn about plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, beta-amyloid, the protein tau, and other key substances which indicate that Alzheimer's might develop, and what hope these biomarkers offer in terms of slowing down, halting, or even preventing the progression of AD.

The When Caring Takes Its Toll on the Caregiver issue is essential reading for anyone for anyone who feels alone in your efforts to cope with caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer's.

This issue is also a must-read for anyone who needs the latest news on Alzheimer's disease, its possible causes and prevention, and the potential link between plaques, tangles and tau and the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

In no other Memory Bulletin issue will you find such a comprehensive look at 'caregiver burnout' and how to avoid it. And on taking care of your own mental health with AD prevention strategies and the newest biomarkers and tests for diagnosing AD.

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