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Teri, Linda; McKenzie, Glenise; Logsdon, Rebecca G.; McCurry, Susan M.; Bollin, Salli; Mead, Jennifer; Menne, Heather – Gerontologist, 2012
The need for evidence-based non-pharmacological community programs to improve care of older adults with dementia is self-evident, considering the sheer numbers of affected individuals; the emotional, physical, and financial toll on affected individuals and their caregivers; the impact on our health care system; and the growing availability of…
Descriptors: Dementia, Older Adults, Caregivers, Community Programs
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Teri, Linda; Truax, Paula – Gerontologist, 1994
Primary caregivers (n=41) of memory-impaired patients rated a standardized stimulus of depression and their actual patient. They were able to correctly identify depression in both. Further, their mood was unassociated with video ratings and only moderately associated with patient ratings. The findings support reliance on caregiver input.…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers, Moods
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Teri, Linda; Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores – Gerontologist, 1991
Presents two strategies for treating depression in Alzheimer's patients: cognitive therapy for mildly demented adults which challenges patient's negative cognitions to reduce distortions and enable patient to generate more adaptive ways of viewing specific events; and behavioral intervention for moderately or severely demented adults which…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Restructuring
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Logsdon, Rebecca G.; Teri, Linda – Gerontologist, 1997
Provides psychometric data on two tools used to identify pleasant activities for Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Results indicate that both tools had good reliability. Depression and decreased cognitive functioning were associated with reduced frequency of enjoyable activity; the reduction was greater in depressed AD patients when compared with…
Descriptors: Activities, Alzheimers Disease, Cognitive Measurement, Depression (Psychology)