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Understanding the Most Challenging Symptoms of Dementia
Bridges® Dementia Education Seminar with Experts from McLean Hospital
Thursday, July 31 | 7 p.m.
This complimentary, clinical expert-led session will explore how to manage some of the most prevalent symptoms that arise during the course of dementia.
Our guest experts will:
- Identify the most common and challenging symptoms of dementia as it progresses
- Share evidence-based management strategies
- Offer practical approaches to support resilience, dignity, and hope, for both individuals with dementia and their caregivers
- Answer questions you may have about dementia and its symptoms
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ALEXIS FREEDBERG, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Services, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Alexis Freedberg, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist specializing in the complex needs of older adults. Before joining McLean Hospital, she held leadership roles at Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University, and has been recognized for excellence in clinical education. She has also led a behavioral health team delivering integrated mental health care to homebound older adults, and her clinical experience spans hospital, neurotherapeutics, assisted living, and home-based settings.
MURPHY HARRELL-MONTY, PHD
Staff Psychologist, Neuropsychology Department, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Murphy Harrell-Monty, PhD, is a staff psychologist in McLean’s Neuropsychology Department. Her clinical interests range across the lifespan including assessment of problematic personality traits in young adulthood to neurodegenerative conditions in late life. Dr. Harrell-Monty’s research interests thus far have largely focused on executive functioning and emotion regulation across the lifespan.