Word: dementia
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...overlook depression. Social isolation or the death of friends and family can shatter anyone's mental state but is particularly difficult to bear with advancing age. Even patients with clear-cut dementia and depression are less confused when their depression is treated...
There are also several clinical trials to consider joining. One of the more intriguing trials will determine whether vitamin E or an Alzheimer's drug called Aricept can prevent dementia from developing in people who are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease because they have what is called mild cognitive impairment. To learn more about this and other experimental studies, call 800-438-4380 or visit www.alzheimers.org/trials...
...caring for someone with dementia, be sure you also take care of yourself--for your own and your patient's sake. Contact the Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org for support groups and adult day-care centers. It also runs an invaluable service called Safe Return, which helps with searches for Alzheimer's patients who wander from home. Whether you suffer dementia or love someone who does, the condition is difficult enough to cope with without trying to face it alone...
...more on Alzheimer's disease or dementia, visit time.com/personal You can send Christine e-mail at gorman@time.com
...next century? What a question! With the population of elderly expected to double by 2025, we'll be beside ourselves with worry--unless, of course, doctors figure out how to treat Alzheimer's or, better yet, prevent it. A quarter-century from now, the number of people suffering from dementia in the U.S. alone is projected to rise from 4 million to at least 8 million. "That will bankrupt our medical system financially and emotionally," says Bill Thies, head of medical and scientific affairs at the Alzheimer's Association. "Our only alternative is to develop effective therapies...