Table of Contents | January 2012

Cover Story

Inside Look 

Could brain imaging transform psychiatry?

By Howard Bell

Perspective

Nursing Home Rounds

How a simple conversation can yield important clues about the health of a patient with dementia.

By William Amundson

Face to Face

Tumor Fighter

John Ohlfest, Ph.D., is on a quest to find less toxic, more effective treatments for brain cancers.

By Kim Kiser

Clinical and Health Affairs

Screening for Dementia in a Primary Care Practice

By Susan McPherson, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., L.P., and George Schoephoerster, M.D.

New Clinical Criteria for the Alzheimer’s Disease Spectrum

By Ronald C. Petersen, Ph.D., M.D.

New Approaches to Neurorehabilitation: The Increasing Evidence Base 

By Karl J. Sandin, M.D., M.P.H.

The Minnesota Women Healthy Aging Project

By Apostolos Georgopolous, M.D., Ph.D.

Hearing Loss and Dementia: New Insights 

By Kristi Albers, Au.D.

Nonfatal Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in Minnesota, 1999-2008

By Chia Wei, M.S., Jon Roesler, M.S., and Mark Kinde, M.P.H.

Motorcycle Helmet Use and Legislation: A Systematic Review of the Literature

By Matthew Byrnes, M.D., and Susan Gerberich, Ph.D.

Editor's Note

Chipping Away at Mystery

The Physician Advocate

MMA In Action
HealthPartners Contract Review Available
Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Cardiac Deaths
Meet a Member: Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty, M.D.
Few Tobacco Dollars Used for Prevention
Industry Gifts: Dos and Don’ts
Viewpoint: An Unfortunate Tradition