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The following is a selective list of recent works published on Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia. These works are all available at the Boca Raton Campus Library, although additional copies may be available at other campus libraries. Periodicals and Reference books may not leave the library, but all other materials may be checked out by FAU students, faculty, and staff. Non-affiliated users may obtain circulation privileges as part of their donation and membership to the Friends of the Libraries organization. For more information on this, contact the Access Services Department by telephone (561-297-6911) or by email (lycirc@fau.edu).

BF 468 .E36 2002	A Psychology of Orientation: Time Awareness Across Life Stages and in Dementia by Allen Jack Edwards. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002.
PQ 2665 .R67 Z46713 1999	I Remain in Darkness by Annie Ernaux. New York: Seven Stories Press, 1999.
PR 6063 .U7 Z584 2000	Iris and Her Friends: A Memoir of Memory and Desire by John Bayley. New York: W.W. Norton, 2000.
PS 3563 .I421444 Z475 2003	The Story of My Father: A Memoir by Sue Miller. New York: A.A. Knopf, 2003.
QP 376 .B6235 2002	The Changing Brain: Alzheimer's Disease and Advances in Neuroscience by Ira B. Black. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2002.
QP 406 .L53 2002	Lifespan Development of Human Memory by Peter Graf and Nobuo Ohta, eds. Cambridge: MIT, 2002.
RC 365 .N465 2001	Neurodegenerative Disorders: Loss of Function Through Gain of Function by K. Beyreuther, et al., eds. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001.
RC 440 .C575 2003	Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care: Practice Perspectives by John Keady, et al., eds. Phildelphia: Open University, 2003.
RC 489 .A72 A775 2002	Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness: Nameless Dread by Diane Waller, ed. Hove, East Sussex; New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2002.
RC 521 .B38 2002	Bathing Without a Battle: Personal Care of Individuals with Dementia by Ann Louise Barrick, et al. New York: Springer, 2002.
RC 521 .B46 2003	Explorations in Dementia: Theoretical and Research Studies into the Experience of Remediable and Enduring Cognitive Losses by Michael Bender. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.
RC 521 .C48 1999	Understanding Dementia: The Man with the Worried Eyes by Richard Cheston and Michael Bender. London: J. Kingsley, 1999.
RC 521 .D452 2000	Dementia by John O'Brien, et al., eds. New York: Oxford UP, 2000.
RC 521 .D4537 2003	Dementia Care Mapping: Applications across Cultures by Anthea Innes, ed. Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 2003.
RC 521 .E53 1999	Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia by Ladislav Volicer and Lisa Bloom-Charette, eds. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel, 1999.
RC 521 .E953 2002	Evidence-Based Dementia Practice by Nawab Qizilbash, ed. Osney Mead, Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2002.
RC 521 .H352 2001	A Handbook of Dementia Care by Caroline Cantley, ed. Phildelphia: Open UP, 2001.
RC 521 .H64 2000	Comforting the Confused: Strategies for Managing Dementia by Stephanie B. Hoffman & Constance A. Platt. New York: Springer, 2000.
RC 521 .M5413 1999	Dementia in Close-Up: Understanding and Caring for People with Dementia by Bere M.L. Miesen. London: Routledge, 1999.
RC 521 .R33 1999	Practical Dementia Care by Peter V. Rabins, et al. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.
RC 521 .S54 1999	Dementia with Dignity: A Guide for Carers by Barbara Sherman. London: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
RC 521 .S56 2002	Dementia and Wandering Behavior: Concern for the Lost Elder by Nina M. Silverstein, et al. New York: Springer, 2002.
RC 521 .Z47 1999	Care That Works: A Relationship Approach to Persons with Dementia by Jitka M. Zgola. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1999.
RC 523 .A39755 2003	Alzheimer's Disease: Overview and Bibliography by Thomas V. Bennington, ed. New York: Nova Science, 2003.
RC 523 .D455 1999	Dementia, Aging, and Intellectual Disabilities: A Handbook by Matthew P. Janicki and Arthur J. Dalton, eds. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel, 1999.
RC 523 .F454 2002	The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer's-type Dementia by Naomi Feil, rev. by Vicki de Klerk-Rubin. Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 2002.
RC 523 .N525 2002	A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs: Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development by Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, ed. New York: Haworth, 2002.
RC 523.2 .B73 2000	Creating Moments of Joy for the Person with Alzheimer's or Dementia: A Journal for Caregivers by Jolene Brackey. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue UP, 2000.
RC 524 .P69 2003	Nursing Home Ethics: Everyday Issues Affecting Residents with Dementia by Bethel Ann Powers. New York: Springer, 2003.
Gov Docs - HE 20.3852:N 39/3/2001	Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program [MFICHE]. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Aging, 2001.
Gov Docs - Y 4 .AP 6/2:S.HRG.107-628	Alzheimer's Disease, 2002: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session: Special Hearing, April 30, 2002, Washington, DC. Also available online: text \| PDF.
Gov Docs - Y 4 .AP 6/2:S.HRG.108-130	Alzheimer's Disease, 2003: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Special Hearing, April 1, 2003, Washington, DC. Also available online: text \| PDF.
Gov Docs - Y 4 .L 11/4:S.HRG.107-368	Alzheimer's Research and Care: Helping Patients and Families: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aging of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, on Examining the Issue of Alzheimer's and the Role That the Committee Plays in the Reauthorization of the Legislation, April 2, 2002 (Baltimore, MD). Also available online: text \| PDF.
Media Center - VH 7263	Communicating Effectively: Module 1, Communicating with Older Adults and People with Dementia [VIDEO]. Carrollton, TX: Assisted Living Best Practices; Primedia Workplace Learning, 1999.
Media Center - VH 8287	Beloved Strangers: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease [VIDEO]. Medfield, MA: Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2003.
Media Center - VH 8356	Alzheimer's Disease [VIDEO + Workbook]. CT: Alzheimer's Research Center of Connecticut, 2001.
Media Center - VH 8365	Interactions with Dementia Patients [VIDEO]. Germany: AXIS Kommunikation, 2000.
Periodical - RC 523 .A376	Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. Library has issues from 1999-present.
Periodical - RC 523 .A47	American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Library has issues from 1999-present.
Reference - RC 351 .A44 1993	Alzheimer's, Stroke, and 29 Other Neurological Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information for the Layperson by Frank E. Bair, ed. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1993.
Reference - RC 523 .T37 1997	Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease: A Caregiver's Complete Reference by Ruth M. Tappen. Baltimore: Health Profession Press, 1997. (Additional copies available for check out.)

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

The following electronic databases are recommended for research on Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia. All are available through the FAU Library home page (http://www.fau.edu/library/). Many of these databases have full-text articles available online.

	Aleph (FAU Libraries Catalog) Holdings of the FAU Libraries (all campuses). Searchable by title, author, subject, and keyword. Advanced search allows for more control over search parameters, including language and date.
	WorldCat (FirstSearch) Shows the holdings of virtually every major library with materials in all formats dating back to the beginning of the printed word. Affiliated users may request items not found in the FAU Libraries through Interlibrary Loan.
	BasicBIOSIS (FirstSearch) Covers the basic core of life science journals found in college and university libraries and written for undergraduate non-biology majors. Includes popular and scholarly science journals. Coverage from 1998 to present.
	Biology Digest (CSA) Compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. Coverage from 1989 to present.
	CINAHL (EBSCO) CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing Allied Health Literature, provides citations for over 2,200 journals, including nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health, and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, CINAHL offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals, and book chapters. Some full text. Coverage from 1982 to present.
	CSA Neurosciences Abstracts (CSA) Covers all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research studies, but also including neural diseases such as Alzheimer's. Coverage from 1982 to present. [Upon connection choose subfiles.]
	Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale Group) Topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers. Full Text. Coverage from 1980 to present.
	InfoTrac OneFile (Gale Group) One-stop multi-disciplinary source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including current events, health care, etc. Some full text. Coverage from 1980 to present.
	MDXHealth (FirstSearch) Contains citations with abstracts of health articles, in five major categories: newsletters, magazines, and bulletins; newspapers; general interest magazines; medical journals; and medical school and hospital publications. Coverage from 1988 to present.
	MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine) Combines Medline, the premier database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences with PreMedline, the database that provides basic citation information and abstracts before the full records are prepared and added to MEDLINE. Coverage from 1966 to present.
	OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (H.W. Wilson) A multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from Wilson's databases, with coverage in all areas including the medical sciences. Full-text coverage begins in 1994.
	Oxford Reference Online (Oxford UP) Comprehensive resource that contains over 100 dictionaries and reference titles covering general reference, science, and medicine. Full Text.
	Prescriber's Letter (Therapeutic Research Center) Practical alerts and advice, for prescibers, on developments in drug therapy. Full Text. [Click on "Click to Login" button to access this database.]
	PsycINFO (ProQuest) Contains more than 1.5 million references to journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports and dissertations dealing with mental health, neuroscience, psychology, psychometrics, and related disciplines. This resource provides links to full text dissertations within the ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. Coverage from 1887 to present.

SELECTED WEB SITES

	FAU Libraries Home Page
	FAU College of Nursing
	FAU Memory & Wellness Center
	Alzheimer's Association
	Alzheimer's Association: Southeast Florida Chapter
	Alzheimer's & Dementia Resources
	Alzheimer's Disease Research at the Suncoast Gerontology Center (USF)
	Florida Department of Elder Affairs
	MedlinePlus

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