December 1998

Happy Birthday to Us: The Canadian Alzheimer Disease Reveiw is One Year Old
Editorial by Peter N. McCracken, MD, FRCPC

Elderly Sleep Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease: Part One
Bernard Groulx, MD, FRCPC

Q & A: Questions about Aricept? We have Answers!
Prepared by Mylène Horth, BPharm, MSc; reviewed by Serge Gauthier, MD, FRCPC

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The Mini-Mental State Examination: Strengths and Weaknesses of a Clinical Instrument
Martine Simard, PhD

Case Study: Managing Alzheimer's Disease
Geoffrey Daniel, MD, FRCPC and Giovanni Marotta, MD, FRCPC

The Alzheimer Journey: Results from a Focus Group with 76 Caregivers
News from the Alzheimer Society of Canada

Issues in Advanced Nursing: The Physical and Psychosocial Environment – Factors to Consider in Specialized Care Units
Judith Cohen, BScN, MN

Ask The Expert: Urinary Tract Infections and Parkinson's Disease
Peter N. McCracken, MD, FRCPC

July 1998

Exploring Treatment Options
Editorial by Howard Feldman, MD, FRCPC

Pharmacotherapy of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia
Nathan Herrmann, MD, FRCPC

Cholinergic Enhancers: Focus on Donepezil
Serge Gauthier, MD, FRCPC

Case Studies: Donepezil in Clinical Use – Case Presentation and Discussion
Earle DeCoteau, MD, FRCPC; Lilian Thorpe, MD, FRCPC; and Kerri Dolgopol, RN

Issues in Advanced Nursing: The Social Recreational Activity Program – Part of a Therapeutic Milieu de Vie
Judith Cohen, BScN, MN

Ask The Expert: Delirium and Driving Incompetence
Peter N. McCracken, MD, FRCPC

Families and Caregiving: Who Does the Work?
News from the Alzheimer Society of Canada

Case Study: Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease
Richard R. Delisle, MD and Steven Fishman, MD

TriAD Program: Helping Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Communicate
Geoffrey Daniel, MD, FRCPC

March 1998

Cognitive Screening and the Periodic Health Examination: Time for a Re-evaluation?
Editorial by Nathan Herrmann, MD, FRCPC

Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Behavioral Disorders in Dementia
Bernard Groulx, MD, CM, FRCPC

The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer Disease: A New Initiative
News from the Alzheimer Society of Canada

Issues in Advanced Nursing: Family Support for Institutionalized Late-Stage Alzheimer's Patients
Judith Cohen, BScN, MN

Ask The Expert: Natural memory decline and the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor
Peter N. McCracken, MD, FRCPC

Case Study: Case Study in Alzheimer's Disease
Serge Gauthier, MD, FRCPC