Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Ph. D.

Research Director

Education

B.A., 1974: Psych & Statistics , Hebrew University, Jerusalem

M.A., 1976: Statistics , Hebrew University, Jerusalem

M.A., 1978: Clinical Psychology , State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY

Ph.D., 1979: Clinical Psychology , State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY

Post Doctoral, 1980: Clinical Psychology , NYU Med Ctr, Inst. of Rehab Medicine, NY, NY 

Professional Certification

Honors (Selected & Recent)

1988-1989, 2000-2001:   Who's Who of American Women  

1991:  International Psychogeriatrics Association of Outstanding Selected Submissions

1993:  Busse Research Award - Social/Behavioral Sciences  

1994:  Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions in Gerontological Research,  
           Maryland Gerontological Association

1999: Outstanding Service Award, Alzheimer’s Association’s Initial Review Board of the Medical and Scientific
          Advisory Council

Academic and Research

• George Washington University Medical Center        
                     Professor, Health Care Sciences, 1998-present.
                     Professor, Prevention & Community Health, School of Public Health, 1999-present.  
  
  

• Georgetown University Medical School            
                     Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, 1990-1998.  
                     Director of Research, Center on Aging, 1987-1998 
                     Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, 1987-1990.  
  
  

• Hebrew Home of Greater Washington         
                     Director, Research Institute, 1984-present.  
  
  

• George Washington University, DC.                        
                     Associate Professor (Adjunct), 1984-1987.  
  
  

• Long Island University, New York                        
                     Associate Professor (Adjunct), 1983.  
  
  

• St. John’s University, New York                        
                     Assistant Professor (Adjunct), 1983.
   

• Haifa University, Israel                        
                    Marze (Assistant Professor), 1980-82.  
   

• Touro College, New York                       
                     Assistant Professor, 1979-80.  
  

Clinical

• Community Psychiatric Clinic, Maryland                   
                       Clinical Psychologist, 1984-1987.
   

• St. John’s University, New York                                  
                       Supervisor of graduate students’ clinical work, 1983. 
   

• Private Practice, Haifa, Israel                                        
                      Clinical Psychologist, 1981-82.  
  
  

• Social Service Center, Government of Israel, Haifa, Israel             
                      Supervisor of therapists, 1981.  
  
  

• New York University Medical Center, Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, 1979-80. 
                      Post-doctoral fellow in clinical psychology,          
                 

• Institute for Behavior Therapy, New York              
                      Intern in clinical psychology and affiliate psychologist, 1978-80.

Honors and Awards

1988-1989, 2000-2001:   Who's Who of American Women

1991:  International Psychogeriatrics Association of Outstanding Selected Submissions

1993:  Busse Research Award - Social/Behavioral Sciences

1994:  Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions in Gerontological Research,
           Maryland Gerontological Association

1999:   Outstanding Service Award, Alzheimer’s Association’s Initial Review Board of the Medical and Scientific
            Advisory Council

2000:   Outstanding Scientists of the 20^th Century, 2^nd Edition

2001:   Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), 2001, #5520

2002: Who’s Who in America, 2002, 2003  
           International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women, 2002.  
          American Medical Directors Association Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Award, 2002.

2003:   Barry Reisberg Award for Alzheimer’s Research for advances in non-pharmacologic research and clinical
            treatment from Hearthstone Alzheimer’s Family Foundation (2003).

Grants and Financial Support

National Institute on Aging, principle investigator, “Engagement of persons with dementia”, 2004-2007.  Award No. 1 RO1 AG021497-01A2

Research Network Seed Grant from the AMDA Foundation Research Network Steering Committee to examine physicians’ knowledge of non-pharmacological treatments in dementia, 2004.

Needs Assessment and Evaluation of a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community.  A subcontract from the Washington DC Jewish Federation.

Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Fellows Research Grant, “The Utility of Pain Assessment for Analgesic use in Persons with Dementia”, 2003-2005

Alzheimer’s Association, 2000-2003.  “Individualizing self-care activities for older persons with dementia.”

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, 2000-2001.  “Reintegration of elderly persons into the community.”

Alzheimer’s Association, 1999-2002.  “Self Identity in Older Persons Suffering from Dementia.”

National Institute on Aging (contract), 1999-2000.  “Pilot Study to Evaluate Limitations to Participating in an Exercise Program in Functionally Impaired but Mobile Persons Age 75-85.”

Montgomery County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), 1999-2000.  “Enhancing social connectedness in low income elderly.”

National Institute of Aging, principal investigator, 1998-2003.  Award No. 2 R01 AG10172-05A1: “Treatment of Agitation in the       Nursing Home.”

Agency of Health Care Policy and Research, principal investigator, 1998-2000.  Award No. R03 HS09833-01: “Medical Decisions and Advance Care Planning in the Nursing Home.”

Alzheimer’s Association, principal investigator, 1997-2000.  “Pain indicators in non-communicative elderly.”

Publications (Recent and Selected)

Koroknay V.J., Werner, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Braun, J. V.  (1995).  Maintaining ambulation in the frail nursing home resident: A nursing administered walking program.  Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 21(11), 18-24.

Finkel, S.I., Lyons, J.S., Anderson, R.L., Sherrell, K., Davis, J., Cohen-Mansfield, J.,Schwartz, A., Gandy, J., & Schneider, L. (1995).  A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of thiothixene in agitated demented nursing home patients.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10, 129-136.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1995).  The assessment of disruptive behavior/agitation in elderly persons: Function, methods, and difficulties. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 8 (1), 52-60.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Werner, P., Watson, V., & Pasis, S. (1995).  Agitation in participants of adult day care centers: The experiences of relatives and staff members.  International Psychogeriatrics, 7(3), 447-458.

Cohen-Mansfield, J, Culpepper, J, & Carter, P (1996). Back injuries to nursing staff in long term care facilities. AAOHN, 44(1), 9-17.

Billig, N., Stockton, P., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1996).  Cognitive and affective changes after cataract surgery in an elderly population. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4(1), 29-38.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Reisberg, B., Bonnema, J., Berg, L, Dastoor, D.P., Pfeffer, R.I., & Cohen, G.D. (1996). Staging methods for the assessment of dementia: Perspectives. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 57, 190-198.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Gruber-Baldini, A., Lipson, S., Farley, J., & Woosley, R. (1996). Longitudinal prescribing patterns of psychotropic drugs in nursing home residents.  Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 4(2), 224-233.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Werner, P., Culpepper, W. J., Wolfson, M., & Bickel, E. (1996). Motoric behavior problems: Wandering & aggression. In  L. L. Carstensen, B. A. Edelstein, & L. Dornbrand (Eds.),  The practical handbook of clinical gerontology (pp. 374-397).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1996). Inappropriate behavior. In T. Radebaugh & Z. Khachaturian  (Eds.), Alzheimer’s disease: Causes, diagnosis, treatment, and care (pp. 287-296).  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc.

Cohen Mansfield, J., &  Deutsch, L. (1996).  Agitation: Subtypes and their mechanisms.  Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 1(4), 325-339.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1996). Future directions: New ways to approach manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease and to reduce burdens.  International Psychogeriatrics, 8(Suppl. 1), 91-94.

Tabak, N., Bar-Tal, Y., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1996). Clinical decision making of experienced and novice nurses.  Western Journal of Nursing Research, 18(5), 534-547.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Gruber-Baldini, A., Culpepper, W., & Werner, P. (1996) Assessment of longitudinal changes in cognitive functioning in adult day care participants: A summary of preliminary results. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry & Neurology, 9(1), 30-38.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. Assessment of Agitation (1996).   International Psychogeriatrics, 8(2), 233-245.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1996).  Conceptualization of agitation:  Results based on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory and the Agitation Behavior Mapping Instrument. International Psychogeriatrics, 8(3), 309-315.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (1996/1997). Trends in the treatment of frail elderly persons. Gerontology: Journal of Aging Studies, Winter, 76, 57-65 (Hebrew).

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1997).  Turnover among nursing home staff: A review. Nursing Management, 28(5), 59-64.

Koss, E., Weiner, M., Ernesto, C., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Ferris, S., Grundman, M., Schafer, K., Sano, M., Thal, L.J., Thomas, R., Whitehouse, P.J., & the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (1997). Assessing patterns of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease patients with Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders - An International Journal, 11(suppl. 2), S45-S50.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1997). Typology of verbally disruptive behaviors in the nursing home.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12, 1079-1091.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Culpepper, W.J., Werner, P., Wolfson, M., & Bickel, E. (1997).  Assessment of ambulatory behavior in nursing home residents who pace or wander: A comparison of four commercially available devices.  Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders,  8(6), 359-365. Also suggested for review in Current Awareness in Biomedicine: Aging, 7(1), Sheffield Press.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1997). Management of verbally disruptive behaviors in the nursing home.  Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 52A(6), M369-M377.

Marx, M.S., Werner, P., Feldman, R.C., Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1997).  Progression of Eye Disorders in a Nursing Home.  Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, Nov-Dec, 571-578.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Werner, P., Culpepper, W.J., & Barkley, D. (1997).  Evaluation of an in-service training program on dementia and wandering.  Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 23(10), 40-47. 

Kirkpatrick, M., Perse, R.M., Dutra, L.A., Creedon, M.A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1997).  Development of a memory aid design concept for older adults.  In W.A. Rogers (Ed.), Designing for an aging population: Ten years of human factors/ergonomics research. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Werner, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Watson, V., & Pasis, S.  (1998). Pain in participants of adult day care centers: Assessments by caregivers, staff, physicians, and self-report. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 15(1), 8-17.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1998). Visits to an outdoor garden: Impact on behavior and mood of nursing home residents who pace.  In B.J. Vellas, J. Fitten, & G. Frisconi (Eds.), Research and practice in Alzheimer’s disease intervention in gerontology (pp. 419-436).  Paris, France: Serdi Publishing.  Also abstracted in French: Maladie D’Alzheimer (1997), 4, 199-201.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P.  (1998).  Longitudinal changes in behavioral problems in old age: A study in an adult day care population.  Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences,  53A(1), M65-M71.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1998).  The effects of an enhanced environment on nursing home residents who pace. Gerontologist, 38(2), 199-208.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Taylor, L., & Werner, P.  (1998).  Delusions and hallucinations in an adult day care population: A longitudinal study.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 6(2), 104-121.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Werner, P. (1998).  Determinants of the effectiveness of one-to-one social interactions for treating verbally disruptive behaviors. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 43,323-334.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner P. (1998). Predictors of aggressive behaviors: A longitudinal study in senior day care centers. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 53B (5), 300-310. Also abstracted in Clinician’s Research Digest, March 1999, 17(3), 3.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (1999). Measurement of inappropriate behavior associated with dementia. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 25(2), 42-51.

Werner, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Newman, J.D. (1999). Auditory perceptions of vocalizations manifested by verbally agitated nursing home residents. Aging and Mental Health, 3(1), 50-53.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1999). Predictors of mortality in nursing home residents. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 52(4), 273-280.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1999). Outdoor wandering parks for persons suffering from dementia. A survey of characterization and utilization. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders-An International Journal, 13(2), 109-117.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Lipson, S., Werner, P., Billig, N., Taylor, L., & Woosley, R. (1999). Withdrawal of haloperidol, thioridazine, and lorazepam in the nursing home. Archives of Internal Medicine, 159, 1733-1740. Also abstracted in the Brown University GeroPsych Report October 1999 3(10) 3-4. And in Modern Medicine December 1999 67(12) 19.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P. (1999).  Longitudinal predictors of non-aggressive agitated behaviors in the elderly.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(10), 831-844.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Ejaz, F.K., & Werner, P. (Eds.) (2000). Satisfaction  surveys in long-term care.  New York: Springer.

Cohen Mansfield, J. (2000). Introduction. In J. Cohen-Mansfield, F.K. Ejaz, & P. Werner (Eds.). Satisfaction  surveys in long-term care  (pp. 1-9). New York: Springer.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Noelker, L. (2000).  Nursing staff satisfaction in long-term care: An overview. In J. Cohen-Mansfield, F.K. Ejaz, & P. Werner (Eds.). Satisfaction  surveys in long-term care (pp. 52-75). New York: Springer.

Werner, P., Ejaz, F., & Cohen Mansfield, J. (2000). Ethical issues in conducting customer satisfaction surveys in long-term care institutions. In J. Cohen-Mansfield, F.K. Ejaz, & P. Werner (Eds.). Satisfaction  surveys in long-term care (pp. 244-254). New York: Springer.

Kruzich, J., & Cohen Mansfield, J. (2000). Assessment of satisfaction: Summary of published scales. In J. Cohen-Mansfield, F.K. Ejaz, & P. Werner (Eds.).  Satisfaction  surveys in long-term care (pp. 257-71). New York: Springer.

Stockton, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Billig, N. (2000).  Mental status change in older surgical patients: Cognition, depression, and other comorbidity.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 8(1), 40-46.

Werner, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Fisher, J., & Segal, G.  (2000).  Characterization and effectiveness of family-generated videotape for the management of VDB.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 19, 142-157.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2000).  Approaches to the management of disruptive behaviors.  In M.P. Lawton & R.L. Rubinstein (Eds.), Interventions in dementia care: Toward improving quality of life (pp. 39-65).  New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2000).  Heterogeneity in dementia: Challenges and opportunities.  Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders, 14(2), 60-63.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (in press).  Agitation in the elderly: Definitional and theoretical conceptualizations.  In D.P. Hay, D. Klein, L. Hay, & G. Grossberg (Eds.), A practical guide to the diagnosis and management of behavioral disorders in dementia.  New York: American Psychiatric Press.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Golander, H., & Arnheim, G.  (2000).  Self-identity in older persons suffering from dementia: Preliminary results.  Social Science & Medicine, 51, 381-394.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., McShane, R., & Werner, P.  (in press).  Predictors of aggressive behaviors.  Research and Practive in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Lipson, S., Brenneman, K.S., & Pawlson, L.G.  (in press).  Health status of participants of adult day care centers: A longitudinal study.  Journal of Health and Social Policy.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2000).  The use of patient characteristics to determine non-pharmacologic interventions.  International Psychogeriatrics, 12(suppl 1), 373-380.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Garfinkel, D., & Lipson, S.  (2000).  Melatonin for treatment of sundowning in elderly persons with dementia – a preliminary study.  Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 31(1), 65-76.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2000).  Theoretical frameworks for behavioral problems in dementia.  Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly, 1(4), 8-21.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2000).  Nonpharmacological management of behavioral problems in persons with dementia: The TREA model.  Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly, 1(4), 22-34.

McShane, R., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Werner, P.  (2000).  Predictors of aggressive behaviors.  Research and Practice in Alzheimer’s Disease, 3, 183-188.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Taylor, L., Woosley, R., Lipson, S., Werner, P., & Billig, N.  (2000).  Relationship between psychotropic drug dosage, plasma drug concentration, and prolactin levels in nursing home residents.  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 22, 688-694.

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2001).  Letter to the editor: Diagnostic categorization of behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(2), 180-181.   

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2001). Nonpharmacologic interventions for inappropriate behaviors in dementia: A review, summary, and critique.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(4), 361-381.  Also printed as: Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Nonpharmacologic interventions for inappropriate behaviors in dementia: A review, summary, and critique. Focus: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry; Geritaric Psychiary, 2(2), 288-308. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Lipson, S., Brenneman, K.S., Pawlson, L.G.  (2001).  Health status of participants of adult day care centers: A longitudinal study.  Journal of Health and Social Policy, 14(2), 71-87. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Pawlson, G., Lipson, S., Volpato, S.  (2001).  The measurement of health: A comparison of indices of disease severity.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 54, 1094-1102. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2002).  Managing agitation in elderly patients with dementia.  Psychiatric Times, 19(1), 77-78. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2002).  Development of a framework to encourage addressing advance directives when resources are limited.  Journal of Aging and Health, 14(1), 24-41. 

Desai, A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2002).  Is there evidence that patients with dementia decline in health after being admitted to long-term care facilities?  Annals of Long-Term Care, 10(2), 61,67. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Creedon, M. (2002).  Nursing staff members’ perceptions of pain indicators in persons with severe dementia.  Clinical Journal of Pain, 18(1), 64-73. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Lipson, S., Woosley, R.L., & Farley, J. (2002).  An evaluation of a computer software program in identifying drug interactions in nursing home residents.  Consultant Pharmacist, 17(4), 328-336. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J.,&  Lipson, S.  (2002).  Pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents:  How well are physicians diagnosing it?  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(6), 1039-1044.  

Cohen-Mansfield J., & Lipson S.  (2002).  Medical decisions for troubled breathing in nursing home residents.  International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39, 557-561.  Also abstracted as a Research Brief in 2002 AHRQ Research Activities, 263, 22. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Lipson, S.  (2002).  The under-detection of pain of dental etiology in persons with dementia.  American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 17(4), 249-253. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2002).  Recruitment rates in gerontological research: The situation for drug trials in dementia may be worse than previously reported.  Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders, 16(4), 279-282. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J.  (2002).  Relatives’ assessment of pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents.  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 24(6), 561-571. 

Camp, C., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Capezuti, E. (2002). Nonpharmacological interventions for dementia: Enhancing and maintaining mental health in long-term care residents.  Psychiatric Services, 53(11), 1397-1404. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003).  Agitation in the elderly: Definitional and theoretical conceptualizations.  In D.P. Hay, D. Klein, L. Hay, G. Grossberg, & Kennedy, J.S. (Eds.): Agitation in Patients with Dementia: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management (pp. 1-22).  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Marx, M.S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  Recruitment of community-dwelling elderly at risk for physical disability into exercise research.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 229-241. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Marx, M.S., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  Motivators and barriers to exercise in an older community-dwelling population.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 242-253. 

Guralnik, J.M., Leveille, S., Volpato, S., Marx, M.S., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003).  Targeting high risk older persons into exercise programs for disability prevention.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 219-228. 

Chang, M., Leveille, S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The association of physical performance level with attitude toward exercise in older persons.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 254-264. 

Ostir, G.V., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Leveille, S., Volpato, S., Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The association of positive and negative affect and exercise self-efficacy in older adults.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 265-274. 

Leveille, S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The impact of chronic musculoskeletal pain on exercise attitudes, self-efficacy, and physical activity.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 275-283. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Werner, P., Hammerschmidt K., & Newman, J.  (2003).  Acoustic properties of vocally disruptive behaviors in the nursing home.  Gerontology, 49(3), 161-167. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Libin, A., & Lipson, S. (2003).  Differences in presenting advanced directives in the chart, Minimum Data Set, and through staff’s perceptions: Which directive is it? The Gerontologist, 43(3), 302-308. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Lipson, S. (2003).  Medical staff’s decision-making process in the nursing home.  Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 58A(3), 271-278. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003).  Consent and refusal in dementia research: conceptual and practical considerations. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2003 Apr-Jun;17 Suppl 1:S17-25. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003). Nonpharmacologic interventions for psychotic symptoms in dementia. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 16(4), 219-224. 

Marx, M., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003).  Hoarding behavior in the elderly: A comparison between community-dwelling persons and nursing home residents.  International Psychogeriatrics, 15(3), 289-306. 

McKeith, I., Mintzer, J., Aarsland, D., Burn, D., Chiu, H., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Dickson, D., Dubois, B., Duda, J., Feldman, H., Gauthier, S., Halliday, G., Lawlor, B., Lippa, C., Lopez, O., Machado, J., O’Brien, J., Playfer, J., Reid, W. (2004). Dementia with Lewy bodies (review). The Lancet: Neurology, 3, 19-28. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004)  The adequacy of the minimum data set assessment of pain in cognitively impaired 

nursing home residents. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  27(4):343-351.

 Libin, A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Therapeutic robocat for nursing home residents with dementia: A comparative study. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 19(2): 111-116. 

Libin, A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Benefits of robotic pets for Alzheimer’s disease patients. Activities Directors’ Quarterly for Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia Patients, 5(2), 15-18. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. & Lipson, S. (2004). Pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents: How well are physicians diagnosing it? Research and Practice in Alzheimer’s Disease, Vol. 9, Springer Publishing Company, New York; Serdi Publisher, Paris, 210-214. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. & Lipson, S. (2003-2004) Medical decision-making around the time of death of cognitively impaired nursing home residents: An exploratory study.  OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 48(2), 103-114. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J, Marx, M. S., Biddison, J., R., & Guralnik, J., M. (2004).  Socio-environmental exercise preferences among older adults.  Preventive Medicine, 38, 804-811

Marx, M.S., Pannell, A.R., Parpura-Gill, A., Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Direct observations of children at risk for academic failure: Benefits of an intergenerational visiting program. Educational Gerontology, 30 (8), 663-675. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Creedon, M.A., Kilpatrick, M.J., Malone, T.B.  (in press)  Electronic memory aids for community dwelling elderly persons: Attitudes, preferences, and potential utilization.  Journal of Applied Gerontology  

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (in press)  Cognitive and behavioral interventions for persons with dementia  Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology.   

Cohen-Mansfield J., Lipson S., & Horton D.  (2003).  Status change events in the nursing home: Definitional and methodological issues.  Behavioral Medicine, 29(3), 115-120.  

Chang M, Cohen-Mansfield J, Ferrucci L, Leveille S, Volpato S, de Rekeneire N, Guralnik J.  (2004).  Incidence if loss of ability to walk 400 meters in a functionally limited older population.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, 1-5. 

Cohen-Mansfield, J. & Taylor, J. (2004).  Hearing aid use in nursing homes, part 1: Prevalence rates of hearing impairment and hearing aid use. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Sept/Oct. 5(5): 283-288.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. & Taylor, J.   (2004).  Hearing aid use in nursing homes, part 2:  Barriers to effective utilization of hearing aids. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Sept./Oct. 5(5): 289-296.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Libin, A. (2004). Assessment of agitation in persons with dementia: Informant rating versus direct observation.  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19: 881-891.  Also abstracted on Psychlinx/Mdlinx http://www.mdlinx.com/PsychLinx/  July 30, 2004

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Creedon, M.A., Malone, T.B., Kirkpatrick, M.J., Dutra, L.A. & Herman, R.P. (2005). Electronic memory aids for community dwelling elderly persons: Attitudes, preferences, and potential utilization.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 24(1): 3-20.

Rabinowitz, J., Davidson, M., De Deyn, P.P., Katz, I., Brodaty, H., and Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2005).   Factor Analysis of 
the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory in an Integrated Database of Nursing Home Patients with Dementia and Behavioral Disturbance.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.13(11):991‑8.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Libin, A. (2005) Verbal and physical agitation in cognitively impaired elderly with dementia: robustness of syndromes. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 39: 325-332.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Mintzer, J. (2005) Time for Change: The Role of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Treating Behavior Problems in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 19(1): 37-40.

Marx, M.S., Hubbard, P., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Dakheel-Ali, M., & Thein, K. (2005). Community-service activities versus traditional activities in an intergenerational visiting program. Educational Gerontology, 31(4), 263-271.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. Nonpharmacological Interventions for persons with dementia - April/June 2005 Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly Volume 6 issue (2) 129-145

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2005).  Quality barriers: Why does quality long-term care continue to elude us?  Caring for the Ages, 6(4), 30-31.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (June 2005). Nursing staff members’ assessment of pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents.  Pain Management Nursing Volume 6, Issue 2. Pages 68-75.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. (Winter 2005).  Physical restraints: Why and how they should be removed.  The Quarterly Newsletter of the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, Issue 53, Page 4.

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