Author Description

Part I. Background -- 1. Incidence and prevalence of dementia in the U.S. race and ethnic populations / Kala M. Mehta and Gwen Yeo -- 2. Risk factors for dementia among race and ethnic populations in the United States / Gwen Yeo and Kala M. Mehta -- Part II. Assessment -- 3. Assessment of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia / J. Wesson Ashford [and others] -- 4. Dementia assessment in African Americans / Rita Hargrave -- 5. Dementia assessment in American Indians / Lori L. Jervis [and others] -- 6. Dementia assessment in Asian Americans / Cecilia S. Han and Steven Z. Chao -- 7. Dementia assessment in Latino Americans / Philip Sayegh [and others] -- Part III. Working families in dementia care -- 8. Treatment and management of dementia in the context of family care / Erin Cassidy-Eagel [and others] -- 9. Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families / David W. Coon and Melen R. Mcbride -- 10. Working with African American families / Peggye Dilworth-Anderson and Heehyul Moon -- 11. Working with American Indian and Alaska Native families / Jan Dougherty, Jordan P. Lewis, and Nicole Lomay -- Part IV. Asian American -- 12. Working with Asian Indian and South Asian American families / Sadhna Diwan [and others] --13. Working with Chinese American families / Fei Sun and David W. Coon -- 14. Working with Filipino American families / Melen R. Mcbride --15. Working with Hmong American families / Linda A. Gerdner -- 16. Working with Japanese American families / Nancy Hikoyeda, Michiko Inaba, and Lauren Okamoto -- 17. Working with Korean American families / Banghwa Lee Casado, Sang E. Lee, and Michin Hong -- 18. Working with Vietnamese American families / Van My Ta Park [and others] -- Part V. Latino American -- 19. Working with Cuban American families / Trinidad Argueles and Soledad Arguelles-Borge -- 20. Working with Mexican American families / Ann Choryan Bilbrey [and others] -- Part VI. Future recommendations -- 21. Future di