Alzheimer’s Disease Related Content

McLean Team Selected To Be Part of New Model To Transform Dementia Care

Dementia affected more than 6.7 million Americans in 2023, with 14 million cases projected in the U.S. by 2060. For millions of caregivers of people living with dementia, there is a longstanding gap in resources and best practices to support this population. As part of a new voluntary nationwide...

Study Will Enhance Training for Nurses Working With Dementia Patients

McLean Hospital’s Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, is heading a new study of a training model to help primary care nurses better care for patients with dementia. Funded by a $54 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the research effort is one of two pilot studies by the NIA’s IMPACT...

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: 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.

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: 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: 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: Jennifer J. Holiman, MSN, APRN/CNP, PMHNP-BC

Jennifer J. Holiman, MSN, APRN/CNP, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with a robust background in advanced practice and training. At McLean, she provides medication management and psychotherapy within the Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services. She is...

Staff Profile: Saeed A. Hashem, MD, MSc, CPH

Saeed A. Hashem, MD, MSc, CPH, earned his medical degree in 2010 from Ain Shams University in Egypt, where he also completed his first residency training in neurology and psychiatry and obtained his Master of Science in clinical neuroscience with a focus on neurodegenerative disorders. After serving...

Staff Profile: Ariel J. Warren, MSN, AGNP-BC

Ariel J. Warren, MSN, AGNP-BC, is a full-time adult-geriatric nurse practitioner in the McLean Hospital Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. Her work is focused on memory evaluations and follow-up dementia care at McLean’s memory clinic. She is also involved in research projects and as a sub...

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

Frank I. Tarazi, MBBS, PhD, EMBA, is a preclinical and clinical expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. He has published over 140 articles and reviews in highly cited...

Staff Profile: Marie Clouqueur, LICSW

Marie Clouqueur, LICSW, is a clinical social worker specializing in older adults and family work. She founded and leads the dementia support program in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. Her clinical work provides group and individual psychotherapy to improve caregiver resilience and to support...

Staff Profile: Ipsit Vahia, MD

Ipsit Vahia, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher. He is the chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the Corrigan-Minehan Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also director of the Technology and Aging Laboratory. His research focuses on the use of...

Older Adult Mental Health at McLean

World-class mental health care is just a phone call away. According to the World Health Organization, mental health and neurological disorders among older adults account for 6.6% of the total disability for this age group. Approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental health...