How Do Alzheimer's And Dementia Differ? - Darby Morhardt, M.S.W. (VIDEO)
Social Worker Darby Morhardt explains the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
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And depending on which of those symptoms are presenting, that will determine what really, type of dementia you are dealing with, and not everything is Alzheimer’s. Not all dementias are Alzheimer’s disease, and I think that while the Alzheimer’s Association and this country has done a tremendous job of raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, there are many other dementias that are also in need of recognition and it’s important to get a real good differential diagnosis at a good clinic because the treatments are different.
About Darby Morhardt, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.:
Darby Morhardt is a research associate professor, the Director of Education, and a clinical research social worker at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research interests include early stage and Younger Onset dementia programs and services, the dynamics and functioning of caregiving families, the subjective experience of Alzheimer's disease, and primary care physician education.
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