Alzheimer's Disease


This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library.  Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological condition in which the nerve cells in the brain die. Alzheimer’s disease is most common in individuals who are over 65; however, it can also occur in people much younger. As the disease advances, intellectual abilities, thinking, judgment, personality, motor activities, and language are affected. The cause of Alzheimer's is unknown and there is no cure. Scientist are working to develop new drugs to prevent the disease, slow the progression of the disease, or help reduce the symptoms of the disease.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articlesMore reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources


Guides

Powell, Lenore S., & Courtice, Katie . Alzheimer's disease: a guide for families and caregivers. 3rd ed.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 P684 2002

Bellenir, Karen (ed.). Alzheimer's disease sourcebook. 3rd ed.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 A487 2003

Mace, Nancy L., & Rabins, Peter V. The 36-hour day: a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer disease, related dementing illnesses, and memory loss in later life. 3rd ed.
        WT 155 M123 1999

Davidson, Frena Gray. The Alzheimer's sourcebook for caregivers: a practical guide fro getting through the day. 3rd ed.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 D284 1999


Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Moore, Elaine. Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's disease: with directories of research, treatment and care facilities.
         REF WT 13 M667 2003

Kuhn, Daniel. Alzheimer's early stages: first steps in caring and treatment.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 K836 1999

Sadowski, Marcin, & Wisniewski, Thomas M. . 100 questions & answers about Alzheimer's disease.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 S226 2004


Selected textbooks

Richter, Ralph W., & Richter, Brigitte Zoeller (eds.). Alzheimer's disease: a physician's guide to practical management.
        WT 155 A424 2004

Dawbarn, David, & Allen, Shelley (eds.). Neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease. 2nd ed.
        WT 155 N482 2001

Harris, Phyllis (ed.). The person with Alzheimer's disease: pathways to understanding the experience.
        WT 155 P477 2002

Whitehouse, Peter, et al (eds.). Concepts of Alzheimer disease: biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives.
        WT 155 C662 2000

Terry, Robert D., et al (eds.). Alzheimer disease.
        WT 155 A495 1999

Purtilo, Ruth B., & ten Have, Henk A.M.J. (eds.). Ethical foundations of palliative care for Alzheimer disease.
        WT 155 E834 2004


More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Caregivers
  Aging
  Memory Disorders

Selected journals

Alzheimer's care quarterly (e-journal)
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders
Experimental gerontology
Journal of Alzheimer's disease (e-journal)
Journals of gerontology, series a
Journal of aging and health


More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Dementia - Periodicals
Geriatrics - Periodicals
Caregivers - Periodicals
Aging - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

MEDLINE Database (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings: Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Caregivers

Academic Search Premier (off-campus login required)

Search using keywords: Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Caregivers

PsychINFO Database (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings: Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Caregivers
Caregiver Burden

Selected journal articles

Garity J. Caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease: coping with caregiver burden post-nursing home placement. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2006 Jun; 32(6):39-48.

Sorrell JM. Listening in thin places: ethics in the care of persons with Alzheimer's. Advances in Nursing Science. 2006 Apr-Jun; 29(2):152-60.

Refining treatment guidelines in Alzheimer's disease. Geriatrics. 2005 Jun; Suppl:14-20.

Cairns R. Evans J. Prince M. The impact of NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease among general medical hospital inpatients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2004 Aug; 19(8):800-2.

Maidment I. Fox C. Livingston G. Katona C. Drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease: the way forward. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2006 Jan; 21(1):6-8.


More reference sources

Katzman, Robert, & Bick, Katherine L. (eds.). Alzheimer disease: the changing view.
        WT 155 A383 2000

Post, Stephen G. The moral challenge of Alzheimer disease: ethical issues from diagnosis to dying. 2nd ed.
        WT 155 P677 2000

Bazan-Salazar, Emilia C. Alzheimer's activities that stimulate the mind.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 B292 2005

Hall, Elizabeth T. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease: a Christian perspective.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 H144 2000

Lovette, Katie. Loving care for Alzheimer's patients.
        CONSUMER HEALTH WT 155 L683 1999

Mittelman, Mary S., et al. Counseling the Alzheimer's caregiver.
        WT 155 M477 2003

Santo Pietro, Mary Jo, et. al. Successful communication with persons with Alzheimer's disease. 2nd ed.
        WT 155 S267 2003


Specialized sources

U.S. National Institutes of Health. Progress Report on Alzheimer's disease 2004-2005.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/ADProgress2004_2005/

Fillit, Howard & O' Connell, Alan W. (eds.). Drug discovery and development for Alzheimer's disease 2000.
        WT 155 D783 2002

Alzheimer's disease.
        AUDIOVISUALS WT 155 A478 1996

Dept. of Medicine. 601-984-2763.
        University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
        Thomas H. Mosley, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Director of Geriatric Medicine, tmosley@medicine.umsmed.edu


Selected electronic sources

MedlinePlus - Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html

Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/alzheim/alzheim.htm

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/

Alzheimer's Disease and Education Center
http://www.alzheimers.org/


Author: Sarah Adcock. Revised by Gabriela Johnson
Copyright 2004, 2006 Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Last Updated: December 22, 2006