Topic Resources

DEMENTIA

Government Information Agencies

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Home Page: http://www.ahrq.gov/

National Guideline Clearinghouse Home Page:

National Guideline Clearinghouse/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (1996, Revised Jun 2003, Modified Feb 2008). Screening for dementia: Recommendations and rationale. Retrieved February 13, 2008, from http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3690& nbr=2916&string=dementia
List of related Dementia guidelines: http://www.guideline.gov/search/searchresults.aspx?
Type=3&txtSearch=dementia&num=20

American Medical Directors Association.

Home page: http://www.amda.com

Clinical practice guidelines: http://www.amda.com/tools/guidelines.cfm

American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Psychiatry Online Practice guidelines: http://www.psychiatryonline.com/pracGuide/pracGuideHome.aspx

Treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (2nd ed.). Practice guideline (October, 2007). Accessed February 13, 2008 at

A quick reference guide (January, 2008). Accessed February 13, 2008 at

United States Department of Health and Human Services: Aging:

Home Page: http://www.hhs.gov/aging/index.shtml

National Center for Health Statistics: Alzheimer’s Disease: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/alzheimr.htm



Last updated - March 2008