Alzheimers Disease: Resources

Books, articles, and other resources:

• Caring for Alzheimer's Patients: Caregivers Practical Help; New York State Office for the Aging, Two Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
• Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome (Fast Facts on Aging #1); The University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development, 2220 Holmes Street, Third Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108-2676
• Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Survival Guide; Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, MD 20850
• Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Information Handbook; Health and Welfare Canada, c/o Alzheimer Society of Canada, 185 Bloor Street East, Suite 222, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3J3 Canada; (416) 927-1580
• Alzheimer's Disease -- A Special Report; Harvard Medical School, Health Publications Group, Department ALZ, P.O. Box 380, Boston, MA 02117
• A Path for Caregivers; American Association of Retired Persons, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049
• Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient at Home: Tips for Coping; Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, MD 20850
• The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Life; Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 21218
• Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease; (1994) Down's Syndrome Association, 155 Mitcham Road, London SW17 9PG, England
• Q&A: Alzheimer's disease and people with mental retardation; (1995) The Arc,1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome; Lott, I. (1995). New York, NY: National Down Syndrome Society. Available through the National Down Syndrome Society, 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; (800) 221-4602 or (212) 460-9330.
• Developmental Disabilities and Alzheimer's Disease ... What You Should Know; The Arc (1995). Arlington, TX: The Arc of the United States. Available through The Arc of the United States, National Headquarters, 500 East Border St., Suite 300, Arlington, TX 76010; (817) 261-6003.
• Light E. and Lebowitz B.D. Alzheimer's Disease Treatment and Family Stress: Directions for Research; DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 89-1569, Washington, DC: Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1989. (Available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, GPO S/N 017-024-01365-0, $14.00.)
• National Institute of Mental Health; If You're Over 65 and Feeling Depressed ... Treatment Brings New Hope; DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 90-1653, 1990. (Single copies available from Public Inquiries, NIMH, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C-02, Rockville, MD 20857. Available in packages of 50 from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, GPO S/N 017-024-01376-5, $23.00 per package of 50.)
• National Institute of Mental Health; Plain Talk About Mutual Help Groups; DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 89-1138, 1989. (Single copies available from Public Inquiries, NIMH, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C-02, Rockville, MD 20857.)

Resources published by the Alzheimer's Disease Research & the American Health Assistance Foundation, 15825 Shady Grove Rd., #140, Rockville, MD 20850, (800) 227-7998, (301) 948-3244:4

• Alzheimer's Family Relief Program: Helping to Meet the Cost of Alzheimer's Patient Care (describes a financial assistance program offered by the American Health Assistance Foundation)
• Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Survival Guide
• Alzheimer's Disease: the ABCs of Diagnosis
• Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient Across the Miles
• Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient at Home: Tips for Coping
• The Hardest Choice: Selecting a Nursing Home for an Alzheimer's Patient
• Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

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