The mission
of research at The Copper Ridge Institute is to expand knowledge
that ultimately improves the care and quality of life of people
with Alzheimer's disease and related memory-impairing disorders.
Over the last decade, there have been major advances in the
knowledge about dementia in general and Alzheimer's disease
in particular. The basic biological mechanisms underlying
these conditions are slowly being elucidated, and there is
much hope for an eventual cure or prevention strategy. Simultaneously,
research on the care of persons with dementia has burgeoned.
At The Copper Ridge Institute this research has several missions:
to
improve the early detection and evaluation of dementia;
to
better understand the course and complications of dementia;
to
develop methods of managing the symptoms of dementia
to
find ways of slowing the progression of dementia
to
improve the quality of life of persons with dementia and their caregivers
The Copper
Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, is an international leader in these efforts.
More than 25 scientific research projects have been conducted
at The Copper Ridge Institute since its inception.
The NPI-C
The NPI-C is a revised and expanded tool to measure neuropsychiatric
symptoms in people with dementia. The NPI-C is included for information
purposes only and should not be used at this time. A proposal to assess
the validity and reliability of the NPI-C is currently under review. Please
contact either Dr. Kate de Medeiros or Dr. Constantine Lyketsos at the Copper
Ridge Institute for questions or comments.
