Doody’s Core Titles publishes a “Doody’s Special Topics List” that brings together the top books on a given topic picked by content experts. In October 2024, Doody published a Dementia book list that librarians use to evaluate their collections. Tallie Casucci, associate librarian, used this list to purchase an additional 25 titles for the U Libraries. Tallie selected dementia books for patients, caregivers, and health professionals, because “an estimated 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia today.”[1] 

Below are Dementia titles that are open access or available through the U Libraries. Bolded titles are new arrivals.

• A Caregiver’s Guide to Lewy Body Dementia 

• A Clinician’s Guide to Non-Pharmacological Dementia Therapies 

• A Loving Approach to Dementia Care 

• A Story of a Marriage Through Dementia and Beyond: Love in a Whirlwind 

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Everyone Needs to Know 

• Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 

• Caring for Latinxs with Dementia in a Globalized World: Behavioral and Psychosocial Treatments 

• Casebook of Dementia: A Reference Guide for Primary Care 

• Challenging Assumptions Around Dementia: User-led Research and Untold Stories 

• Creating Empowering Environments for People with Dementia: Addressing Inclusive Design from Homes to Cities 

• Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer’s Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers 

• Dementia and Chronic Disease: Management of Comorbid Medical Conditions 

• Dementia Care with Black and Latino Families: A Social Work Problem-Solving Approach 

• Dementia Care: Issues, Responses and International Perspectives 

• Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After 

• Dementia in Prison: An Ethical Framework to Support Research, Practice and Prisoners 

• Dementia Rehabilitation: Evidence-based Interventions and Clinical Recommendations 

• Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End 

• Design for Dementia: Living Well at Home 

• Dilemmas and Decision Making in Dementia Care 

• Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer’s 

• Ethnicity and the Dementias 

• Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia for Nurses and Nursing Students 

• Family Caregiver Distress 

• Fast Facts for Dementia Care: What Nurses Need to Know 

• Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer’s 

• Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology 

• Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care 

• Intelligent Assistive Technologies for Dementia: Clinical, Ethical, Social and Regulatory Implications 

• Lessons from a Disabled Caregiver: Thriving Together and Maintaining Independence with Physical Disability and Dementia 
• LGBTQ+ People and Dementia: A Good Practice Guide 

• Library Dementia Services: How to Meet the Needs of the Alzheimer’s Community 
• Living Well with Dementia through Music: A Resource Book for Activities Providers and Care Staff 

• Living with Late-Stage Dementia: Communication, Support, and Interaction 

• Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Guide to Maximizing Brain Health and Reducing Risk of Dementia 

• Meeting the Challenge of Caring for Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners and Caregivers: A Way Forward 

• Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians 

• My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s 

• My Life with a Grandparent with Alzheimer’s Disease 

• Person-Centered Memory and Communication Interventions for Dementia: A Case Study Approach 

• Practical Nutrition and Hydration for Dementia-Friendly Mealtimes 

• Preventing Dementia? Critical Perspectives on a New Paradigm of Preparing for Old Age 

• Primary Progressive Aphasia and Other Frontotemporal Dementias: Diagnosis and Treatment of Associated Communication Disorders 

• Psychotherapeutic Support for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia 

• Representing People With Dementia: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers 

• Senior Living Communities: Operations Management and Marketing for Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities 

• The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias 

• The Caregiver’s Encyclopedia: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults 

• The Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring Yourself and Your Loved One 

• The Complete Family Guide to Dementia: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Parent and Yourself 

• The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It 

• The Theft of Memory: Losing My Father, One Day at a Time 

• Through the Seasons: Activities for Memory-Challenged Adults and Their Caregivers 

• Understanding and Preventing Harmful Interactions Between Residents with Dementia 

• Understanding Young Onset Dementia: Evaluation, Needs and Care 

• Winter’s End: Dementia and Dying Well 

[1] Alzheimer’s Association. 2024 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. Alzheimers Dement. 2024;20(5):3708-3821. doi:10.1002/alz.13809