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Self-Reports of Memory Problems in Relatives of Patients With Probable Alzheimer's Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Susan McPherson ,
Asenath La Rue ,
Allan Fitz ,
Steven Matsuyama  and
Lissy F. Jarvik
Susan McPherson
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Associates, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Asenath La Rue
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Allan Fitz
Affiliation:
St. Luke Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.
Steven Matsuyama
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Lissy F. Jarvik
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between subjective memory complaints and performance on tests of memory by relatives of patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and by older adults without a family history of dementia. Relatives of AD patients did not differ significantly from controls either in level of complaint or in performance on neuropsychological tests. However, among relatives of patients with early-onset AD, significant correlations were found between performance on memory tests and self-rated changes in everyday memory. These findings raise the possibility that relatives who have entered the age range in which their parents or siblings developed dementia symptoms are monitoring their memory performance more diligently than relatives of patients whose illness began at much later ages or persons who have no close relatives with AD.

Type
Research and Reviews
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 367 - 376
Copyright
© 1995 Springer Publishing Company

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