Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

Clevenger explains how better recognition of agitation in Alzheimer disease, and stronger caregiver–clinician communication, can meaningfully improve outcomes.

Clevenger speaks to primary care clinicians, emphasizing 3 priorities: engage family as partners, ask about agitation, and recognize its danger to patient and caregiver.

Clevenger, a professor of nursing at Emory University, shares practical strategies to manage agitation in Alzheimer disease, emphasizing that this symptom is treatable.

Nearly one-third of caregivers hesitate to discuss agitation in a patient with AD. Emory's Clevenger, shares why and how clinicians can proactively address this barrier.

Emory's Clevenger discusses the neurotransmitter dysregulation behind agitation in AD and why memory-focused care doesn't address behavioral symptoms.

Clevenger reviews survey findings behind the recent report "The Agitation Blindspot in Alzheimer’s Care."