Useful Resources
Self Help
For people who can’t participate in the studies, exercise with a friend every day. Get a video or DVD about Tai Chi, or simply try creating your own slow-motion exercises. Several good books are available:
- Late-Life Mood Disorders edited by Helen Lavretsky, Martha Sajatovic, Charles F. Reynolds III.
- The Use of Natural Products and Supplements in Late-Life Mood and Cognitive Disorders by Taya C. Varteresian, David A. Merrill, Helen Lavretsky
- Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook, by Howard Gruetzner
- The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life, by Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabin
- Living Longer Depression Free: A Family Guide to Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Depression in Later Life by Mark D. Miller, Charles F. Reynolds III.
Useful Websites
- The Family Caregiver, www.thefamilycaregiver.org
- Senior Services, www.seniorservices.org
- MedlinePlus, www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, (800) 826-3632, www.dbsalliance.org
Collaborations
Collaborative projects are established with the Intramural Research Programs at UCLA:
- Memory and Aging Center (Dr Gary Small- Director) www.memory.ucla.edu
- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (Dr Michael Irwin-Director) www.cousinspni.org
- Mindful Awareness Reearch Center (Dr Susan Smalley-Director) marc.ucla.edu
- Alzheimer’s Disease Center (Dr Jeffrey Cummings- Director) www.adc.ucla.edu
- Geriatric Neuropsychology (Dr Linda Ercoli- Director)
- Center for Addictive Behavior (Dr Edythe London- Director) www.semel.ucla.edu/cab
- Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics (Dr Robert Bilder- Director) www.phenomics.ucla.edu
- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Southern California Genotyping Consortium (SCGC) (Dr Nelson Freimer- Director) www.semel.ucla.edu/neurogenetics/
Extramural Collaborations:
- The Late-Life Depression Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh (Dr Charles F. Reynolds- Director) www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/depr
- The Center for Addiction and Mental Health, at the University of Toronto (Dr Bruce Pollock- Vice President) www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/
- Alzheimer’s Prevention Foundation www.alzheimersprevention.org
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry www.agpaagp.org
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