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

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Aborigines

• Lanting, Shawnda; Crossley, Margaret; Morgan, Debra; Cammer, Allison. (2011). Aboriginal experiences of aging and dementia in a context of sociocultural change: Qualitative analysis of key informant group interviews with aboriginal seniors. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology , 26(1), 103-117.
• LoGiudice, D.; Smith, K.; Thomas, J.; Lautenschlager, N.T.; Almeida, O.P.; Atkinson, D.; Flicker, L. (2006). Kimberly Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool (KICA): development of a cognitive assessment tool for older indigenous Australians. International Psychogeriatrics, 18(2), 269-80.

Alaskan Native

• Jervis, L. L., & Manson, S. M. (2002). American Indians/Alaska Natives and dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 16(Suppl. 2), S89-95.
• Korn, Leslie; Rÿser, Rudolph. (2009). A Randomized Trial of a CAM Therapy for Stress Reduction in American Indian and Alaskan Native Family Caregivers Gerontologist 49(3), 368-377.

American Indian

• Culture & caregiving. (1992). Aging, 363/364, 29.
• Henderson, J. N., & Henderson, L. C. (2002). Cultural construction of disease: A "supernormal" construct of dementia in an American Indian tribe. Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology, 17(3), 197-212.
• Jervis, L. L., & Manson, S. M. (2002). American Indians/Alaska Natives and Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 16(Suppl. 2), S89-95.
• Korn, Leslie, Rÿser, Rudolph. (2009). A Randomized Trial of a CAM Therapy for Stress Reduction in American Indian and Alaskan Native Family Caregivers Gerontologist 49(3), 368-377.
• Mehta, K. M.; Yaffe, K.; Perez-Stable, E. J.; Barnes, D.; Kurland, B. F.; Miller, B. L. (2008). Race/ethnic differences in AD survival in US Alzheimer's Disease Centers. Neurology, 70(14), 1163-1170.
• Verney, S. P.; Jervis, L. L.; Fickenscher, A.; et al. (2008). Symptoms of depression and cognitive functioning in older American Indians. Aging and Mental Health, 12(1), 108-115.
• Weiner, Myron F.; Rosenberg, Roger N.; Womack, Kyle B.; Svetlik, Doris A.; Fuller, Carey; Fields, Julie; Hynan, Linda S. (2008). Atherosclerosis risk factors in American Indians with Alzheimer disease: preliminary findings. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 22(3), 245-248.
• 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.