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Video: Helping Older Adults Manage Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

It’s a fact of life that our brains change as we grow older, and as they do, we might notice some subtle differences in the way they work. Aging adults are often increasingly prone to misplacing items or struggling to recall something from the past, for example. These shifts are natural and pose no...

In the Media: Why Experts Say a Promising New Alzheimer’s Drug Is Different

Watch Dr. Brent P. Forester explain how a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment is different than other Alzheimer’s medications.

In the Media: Heralded Alzheimer’s Drug Works – But Safety Concerns Loom

Dr. Brent P. Forester offers feedback to report findings of a new experimental Alzheimer’s disease clinical drug trial.

Video: Lecture – Emerging Models of Integrated Geriatric Behavioral Health

Presented by Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, and Alexis Freedberg, MD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture

In the Media: Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Mental Decline in Trial—But Is It a Breakthrough?

Dr. Brent P. Forester comments on the results of a new Alzheimer’s disease drug clinical trial.

In the Media: Biogen and Eisai Say Their Second Alzheimer’s Drug Slows the Disease in Large Study

Dr. Brent P. Forester offers feedback about his Alzheimer’s disease drug trial.

In the Media: Can Biogen’s Backup Plan for Alzheimer’s Succeed?

Dr. Brent P. Forester discusses McLean’s clinical trial studying a new, experimental Alzheimer’s disease medication.

In the Media: Dementia – The Epidemic of Our Time

Dr. Brent P. Forester warns that as the “baby boomer” population ages, the U.S. will see a rapid increase in the rate of individuals with neurocognitive disorders.

In the Media: The Challenges to Identifying Dementia, Alzheimer-Risk Patients

Dr. Brent P. Forester stresses the need for improved screening and reinforcement of care at the earliest stages of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

In the Media: The Mental Health Risks of Retiring

Dr. Brent P. Forester explores how leaving the workforce can trigger depression and other mental health issues in older adults.

In the Media: ‘Some Hope Is Better Than Having No Hope’

Listen to patients from Dr. Brent P. Forester’s Alzheimer’s disease research project discuss their experience with new drug treatments.

In the Media: Doctors Face Dilemma on Whether To Recommend New Alzheimer’s Treatment

“But I also feel hopeful that this attention, focus, and discussion about Alzheimer’s will bring about a lot of change.” – Dr. Brent P. Forester

Family Says Thank You to McLean’s Alzheimer’s Program While Honoring Their Beloved

Rosalie Rudnick collected friends like she collected Caucasian rugs—easily, passionately, and in large numbers. “The world loved Rosalie,” said Mitch, her husband of 60 years. “She was charming and befriended everyone who came near her.” Even after Alzheimer’s disease robbed her of almost everything...

In the Media: Does Mental Health Get Better With Age?

Dr. Brent P. Forester and other experts examine misconceptions about mental health and aging.

In the Media: Dementia, Psychosis, and the Lonely Spouse

Dr. Brent P. Forester and other experts detail the challenges of caring for someone who experiences dementia-related psychotic episodes.

Study Will Enhance Training for Nurses Working With Dementia Patients

McLean Hospital’s Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, is heading a new study of a training model to help primary care nurses better care for patients with dementia. Funded by a $54 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the research effort is one of two pilot studies by the NIA’s IMPACT...

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