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Good News? US Senators Seek to Cut Misuse of Antipsychotics

This is a controversial matter……. I don’t even know what to say about it……….. my mother is on antipsychotics that were given to her by a trained psychiatrist to “stabilize” her during her month-long stay at a geriatric psych unit. … Continue reading

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New Documentary: iPods, Music and Alzheimer’s disease

  This is a documentary film in production. Produced, Directed and Written by Michael Rossato-Bennett. Director of Photography – Shachar Langlev  This is an amazing story about music’s ability to awaken ‘lost’ minds. It will be on PBS within one … Continue reading

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The New York Times and Frontotemporal Dementia … A Must Read

An article, which appeared in The New York Times, about a wife and her husband who has Frontotemporal dementia really hit home with me……. I wish this article came out five or six years ago…… For me, reading this, well, … Continue reading

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