Jeff Canar, PhD
Prevalence rates for dementing illnesses in the US ranges from 2.8% for adults aged 65 to 74 up to 28% for adults greater than 65 years of age (Desai, Zhang and Hennessy, 1999). Dementia, broadly defined, involves impairment in memory plus impairment in at least one other cognitive domain including language; apraxia––the inability […]

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End-of-Life Care Preferences Change With Time
Archives of Internal Medicine (April 2006)
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Marni S. Nutkowitz, PsyD
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating challenges that a person can face, as it may significantly alter one’s physical functioning and independence, social, sexual, and vocational roles, and lifestyle (Middleton & Tate, 2003). Successful rehabilitation for individuals with SCI involves adjustment to disability and changed life […]