Social & behavioral research on Alzheimer's Disease and dementia in diverse populations: A bibliography

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• Adamson, J. (2001). Awareness and understanding of dementia in African/Caribbean and South Asian families. Health & Social Care in the Community, 9(6), 391.
• Ayalon, L., & Arean, P. A. (2004). Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease in four ethnic groups of older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19(1), 51-57.
• Burns, Robert; Nichols, Linda O.; Graney, Marshall J.; Martindale-Adams, Jennifer; Lummus, Alan. (2006). Cognitive abilities of Alzheimer's patients: perceptions of black and white caregivers. International Journal of Aging and Human Development 62(3): 209-19.
• Boustani, Malaz; Perkins, Anthony J.; Fox, Chris; Unverzagt, Fred; Austrom, Mary Guerriero; Fultz, Bridget; Hui, Siu; Callahan, Christopher M.; Hendrie, Hugh C. (2006). Who refuses the diagnostic assessment for dementia in primary care? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(6), 556-63.
• Crewe, Sandra Edmonds. (2007). Joy of living: A community-based mental health promotion program for African American elders. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 48(3-4), 421-38.
• Dilworth-Anderson, Peggye; Hendrie, Hugh C.; Manly, Jennifer J.; Khachaturian, Ara S.; Fazio, Sam. (2008). Diagnosis and assessment of Alzheimer's disease in diverse populations. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 4(4), 305-309.
• Ford, A. (1996). Alzheimer disease: Outreach to the African American community. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology, 28(1-3), 121-124.
• Gallagher-Thompson, D., Haynie, D., Takagi, K., Valverde, I., & Thompson, L. (2000). Impact of an Alzheimer's disease education program: Focus on Hispanic families. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 20(3), 25-40.
• Guo, Z., Levy, B. R., Hinton, W. L., Weitzman, P. F., & Levkoff, S. E. (2000). The power of labels: Recruiting dementia-affected Chinese American elders and their caregivers. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 6(1), 103-112.
• Hinton, Ladson; Franz, Carol E.; Yeo, Gwen; Levkoff, Sue E. (2005). Conceptions of dementia in a multiethnic sample of family caregivers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53(8), 1405-1410.
• Krull, Amy C. (2005). First signs and normalizations: caregiver routes to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Aging Studies, 19(4), 407-417.
• Lee, Sang E., Diwan, Sadhna. (2010). What do Korean American immigrants know about Alzheimer's disease (AD)? The impact of acculturation and exposure to the disease on AD knowledge. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(1), 66-73.
• Purandare, Nitin; Luthra, Vikram; Swarbrick, Caroline; Burns, Alistair. Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(8), 777-81.
• Roberts, J. S., Connell, C. M., Cisewski, D., Hipps, Y. G., Demissie, S., & Green, R. C. (2003). Differences between African Americans and whites in their perceptions of Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 17(1), 19-26.
• Shen, Jianzhao; Gao, Sujuan; Unverzagt, Frederick W.; Ogunniyi, Adesola; Baiyewu, Olusegun; Gureje, Oye; Hendrie, Hugh C.; Hall, Kathleen S. (2006). Validation analysis of informant's ratings of cognitive function in African Americans and Nigerians. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(7), 618-25.
• Trinh, Nhi-Ha; Ahmed, Iqbal. (2009). Acculturation and Asian American elderly. In: Trinh, Nhi-Ha; Rho, Yanni Chun; Lu, Francis G.; Sanders, Kathy Marie (eds.) Handbook of mental health and acculturation in Asian American families. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
• Watari, K. F., & Gatz, M. (2004). Pathways to care for Alzheimer's disease among Korean Americans. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 10(1), 23-38.
• Werner, Perla. (2009). Commentary on Low and Anstey: Cross-cultural findings and insights. Alzheimer's & Dementia 5(3): 280-281.
• Wilcox, Sara, Riu Liu. (2009). Perceptions and Beliefs About the Role of Physical Activity and Nutrition on Brain Health in Older Adults. Gerontologist, 49 (Supplementa1). S61-S71.
• Williams, Christine L.; Tappen, Ruth M.; Rosselli, Monica; Keane, Florence; Newlin, Kelley. (2010). Willingness to be screened and tested for cognitive impairment: Cross-cultural comparison. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 25(2), 160-166.

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