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Video: Dr. Brent Forester on Alzheimer’s Disease in 2020

Dr. Brent Forester, chief of McLean’s Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, shares an update on the evaluation and management of Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders and what’s new in 2020.

Video: Keith Fargo Offers the View From the Alzheimer’s Association (TIPS 2019)

Keith Fargo, PhD, Alzheimer’s Association, presents View From the Alzheimer’s Association, as part of the panel Digital Mental Health and Aging: Emerging Perspectives. These remarks were part of the 2019 Technology in Psychiatry Summit, an event sponsored by the McLean Institute for Technology in...

Family Foundation Funds Study to Help Alzheimer’s-Related Anxiety

Alexander Spier wanted to leave the world a better place than he found it. As a philanthropist , he gave generously, and despite his wealth, he lived simply. Now his family foundation is funding a first-of-its-kind study investigating the use of cannabis in quelling anxiety and agitation in patients...

Video: Lecture – The Devastating Impact of Alzheimer’s Dementia on Caregivers

Presented by Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, McLean Hospital, and Liz McCarthy, Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter – McLean Forum lecture Recent studies by the Alzheimer’s Association show that Alzheimer’s disease affects nearly six million people in the U.S. It is the sixth...

Video: Patient Story – Bob

Bob’s complicated story includes multiple diagnoses, including Alzheimer’s disease. Watch Bob and his wife, Donna, navigate this journey with the help of McLean’s Dr. Brent Forester.

Podcast: Let’s Talk About Aging With Dr. Brent Forester

On today’s episode, Trevor shares the new way that he incorporates exercise into his daily routine. Then Dr. Brent Forester, chief of McLean’s Division of Geriatric Psychiatry (15:24), joins us to discuss the need to get people talking about the Alzheimer’s epidemic. He also talks about addressing...

Video: Lecture – Investigations of Emotional and Social Function in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

Presented by Nancy J. Donovan, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Visiting Scholar Series lecture Alzheimer’s disease (AD) begins with a long preclinical stage defined by the abnormal accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins. Using neuroimaging, these pathological proteins, or “biomarkers,” can...

McLean Researchers Lead ECT Study for Alzheimer’s Patients With Aggression

Researchers at McLean Hospital will lead a five-year study to investigate the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat severe agitation and aggression in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The study was made possible by a five-year grant, expected to total $11.8 million, from the National...

Video: Lecture – Alzheimer’s Disease 2018 – Diagnostic and Treatment Updates to Address an Aging Population

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Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Disorder of Energy Metabolism? New Study Shines New Light

A team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, led by Kai-Christian Sonntag, MD, PhD , and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD , has found a connection between disrupted energy production and the development of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD). The findings appear in the current...

McLean Researchers Uncover Security Issues with Health Apps for Dementia Patients

Use caution when entering personal health information into a convenient app on your mobile device, because not all apps are created equal when it comes to protecting your privacy, warns McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School clinicians. In a recent paper, a team of McLean Hospital researchers...

Alzheimer’s Disease: The Search for Hope

Love took center stage when Scott Cummings met Janet Morrison some 25 years ago in Pittsburgh. Both were theater professors at Carnegie Mellon University. Eventually, their careers led them to Massachusetts to take up similar positions at Boston College and Brandeis University. But recently, their...

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

In this previously recorded session, Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, breaks down what we should know about dementia and other cognitive disorders, shares tips for finding effective treatment, and answers audience questions about supporting someone living with these conditions.

Staff Profile: Kai-Christian Sonntag, MD, PhD

As a graduate of University of Heidelberg Medical School, Dr. Sonntag studied the molecular biology of viruses, and as a research fellow at the Transplantation Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, he conducted research in transplantation immunology. In 2000, he joined McLean...

Staff Profile: Anil Varma Vatsavayi, MD, MPH

Anil Varma Vatsavayi, MD, MPH, is a gifted and compassionate clinician and researcher in various settings at McLean Hospital. His clinical interests relate to neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric conditions, including mood and psychotic disorders. He is a proponent of a multifaceted approach...

Staff Profile: Frank I. Tarazi, MBBS, PhD, MBA

Frank Tarazi, MBBS, PhD, MBA is an associate professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Laboratory in Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes at McLean Hospital. He is a preclinical and clinical expert on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, depression...

Older Adult Mental Health

McLean Hospital is a leader in older adult mental health, including treatment, research, and education for mental illnesses unique to older adults and conditions with challenges specific to people in this age group.

Older Adult Treatment Programs

When you need us most, McLean is here to help. Our expert treatment teams work with patients and their families at every step of the way. Call us today and our admission staff will help you find the treatment option that is best for yourself or your loved one.

Staff Profile: Teresia Osborn, PhD

Teresia Osborn, PhD, graduated from Gothenburg University with a MS in pharmaceutical bioscience in 2002 and a PhD in leukocyte biology in 2007. Throughout her graduate studies she was also a research fellow at the Division of Translational Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She joined the...

Staff Profile: Ipsit Vahia, MD

Ipsit Vahia, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher. He is the interim chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and director of Digital Psychiatry Translation at McLean Hospital. He is also director of the Technology and Aging Laboratory. His research focuses on the use of...

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