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Works by Amarilis Acevedo in Psychology

2023

Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Going beyond Bio-Medical Needs of Patients and their Loved ones, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Cultural and Linguistic Competence in the Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Individuals of Latino Background, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

A Pilot Study of Cognitive Training with and Without Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Cognition in Older Persons with HIV-Related Cognitive Impairment, Raymond L. Ownby, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

HIV and Aging in South Florida in the U.S., Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

2019

Contributions of Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment in Medical Sciences, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

A Mixed Analysis Approach to Elucidate the Multiple Chronic Condition Experience of English- and Spanish-Speaking Older Adults, Kamilah Thomas-Purcell, Robin J. Jacobs, Tyler L. Seidman, Amarilis Acevedo, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Raymond L. Ownby
Amarilis Acevedo

A Mixed Analysis Approach to Elucidate the Multiple Chronic Condition Experience of English- and Spanish-Speaking Older Adults, Kamilah Thomas-Purcell, Robin J. Jacobs, Tyler L. Seidman, Amarilis Acevedo, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Raymond L. Ownby
Faculty Articles

2018

Understanding Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Evaluation of Practice Effect on Neuropsychological Measures among Persons With and Without HIV Infection in Northern India, Raymond L. Ownby, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Deborah L. Jones, Sunil Sharma, Ritu Nehra, Adarsh M. Kumar, Sudesh Prabhakar, Amarilis Acevedo, Mahendra Kumar
Amarilis Acevedo

A Mobile App for Chronic Disease Self-Management: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial, Raymond L. Ownby, Amarilis Acevedo, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Joshua Caballero, Michael R. Simonson, Rick D. Davenport Associate Professor, Kofi Kondwani, Robin J. Jacobs
Amarilis Acevedo

Contributions of Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment in Medical Sciences, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2017

Aging with HIV: Biopsychosocial Considerations, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Assessment of Health Literacy in Self-Reported Spanish-English Bilinguals, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

An evaluation of deficits in semantic cueing and proactive and retroactive interference as early features of Alzheimer's Disease, E. Crocco, R. E. Curiel, Amarilis Acevedo, S. J. Czaja
Amarilis Acevedo

A Life Without Memory: Latinos and Alzheimer's, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Changes in Cognitive Abilities as We Age: Possible Strategies, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Assessment of Health Literacy in the Hispanic Older Adult, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Bio-Medical Needs and Beyond, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Assessment and Treatment of Individuals of Adults of Latino Background: Issues and Controversies, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding Other Age-Related Dementias for Mental Health Professionals, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Dementia Caregiver Burden, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Evaluating different aspects of prospective memory in amnestic and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment, R. Hernandez-Cardenache, L. Burgera, Amarilis Acevedo, R. Curiel
Amarilis Acevedo

Contributions of Psychology and Neuropsychology to the Health Care and Well-Being of Patients, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Dementia Update: Diagnostic and Intervention Strategies, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Depression in Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Detection of Memory Disorders and Depression in the Hispanic Elderly, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Common Neuropsychological Disorders and Medical Practice, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Neuropsychological Syndromes and Clinical Presentations, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Influence of socio-demographic variables on neuropsychological test performance in Spanish-speaking older adults, Amarilis Acevedo, D. Lowenstein, J. Agron, R. Duara
Amarilis Acevedo

Motivational factors related to medication adherence in Spanish-dominant Hispanics living with HIV, R. J. Jacobs, J. Caballero, R. L. Owenby, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Normal vs. Pathological Cognitive Aging: What to Look For, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Neurocognitive Changes of Chronic HIV Infection in Older Adults, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Screening Tests and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in Minorities and Culturally Diverse Population, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

HIV and Diversity Issues Among Older Adults in the U.S. and Florida, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

How to Maintain a Healthy Memory, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Neurocognitive Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis for Physicians-In-Training, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

The Cognitive Impact of HIV Among Older Latinos and Latinas in the U.S, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

WAIS-IV index and full scale intelligence quotient score differences between standard and prorated scoring methods, T. W. Olivier, Charles J. Golden, Amarilis Acevedo, V. I. Sterk
Amarilis Acevedo

The Difficult Intersection of HIV and Aging: What Older Adults Should Know, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: A Primer for Police Officers and Other First Responders, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Tauopathies and the Dementias, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Dementias: Implications for the Aging Latino Population, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

The Dementias: Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Characteristics, Amarilis Acevedo
Amarilis Acevedo

The utility of a modified Object Memory Test in distinguishing between different age groups of Alzheimer’s disease patients and normal controls, D. A. Lowenstein, T. Arguelles, Amarilis Acevedo, R. Freeman
Amarilis Acevedo

Evaluation of Practice Effect on Neuropsychological Measures among Persons With and Without HIV Infection in Northern India, Raymond L. Ownby, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Deborah L. Jones, Sunil Sharma, Ritu Nehra, Adarsh M. Kumar, Sudesh Prabhakar, Amarilis Acevedo, Mahendra Kumar
Faculty Articles

Understanding Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2016

A Pilot Study of Cognitive Training with and Without Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Cognition in Older Persons with HIV-Related Cognitive Impairment, Raymond L. Ownby, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Articles

Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding Other Age-Related Dementias for Mental Health Professionals, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2015

Contributions of Psychology and Neuropsychology to the Health Care and Well-Being of Patients, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Assessment and Treatment of Individuals of Adults of Latino Background: Issues and Controversies, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The Difficult Intersection of HIV and Aging: What Older Adults Should Know, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

HIV and Aging in South Florida in the U.S., Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Cultural and Linguistic Competence in the Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Individuals of Latino Background, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: A Primer for Police Officers and Other First Responders, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

HIV and Diversity Issues Among Older Adults in the U.S. and Florida, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The Cognitive Impact of HIV Among Older Latinos and Latinas in the U.S, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Aging with HIV: Biopsychosocial and Neurocognitive Considerations, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Going beyond Bio-Medical Needs of Patients and their Loved ones, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Health Literacy Predicts Participant Understanding of Orally-Presenting Informed Consent Information, Raymond L. Ownby, Amarilis Acevedo, K. Goodman, J. Caballero, D. Waldrop-Valverde
Faculty Articles

Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Bio-Medical Needs and Beyond, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Motivational Factors Related to Medication Adherence in Spanish-Dominant Hispanics Living with HIV, R. J. Jacobs, J. Caballero, R. L. Owenby, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Articles

2014

Neurocognitive Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis for Physicians-In-Training, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Dementias: Implications for the Aging Latino Population, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

An evaluation of deficits in semantic cueing and proactive and retroactive interference as early features of Alzheimer's Disease, E. Crocco, R. E. Curiel, Amarilis Acevedo, S. J. Czaja
Faculty Articles

Neurocognitive Changes of Chronic HIV Infection in Older Adults, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The Dementias: Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Characteristics, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Normal vs. Pathological Cognitive Aging: What to Look For, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Evaluating different aspects of prospective memory in amnestic and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment, R. Hernandez-Cardenache, L. Burgera, Amarilis Acevedo, R. Curiel
Faculty Articles

Dementia Caregiver Burden, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Common Neuropsychological Disorders and Medical Practice, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Assessment of Health Literacy in Self-Reported Spanish-English Bilinguals, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2013

Assessment of Health Literacy in the Hispanic Older Adult, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

A Life Without Memory: Latinos and Alzheimer's, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Tauopathies and the Dementias, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Dementia Update: Diagnostic and Intervention Strategies, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

How to Maintain a Healthy Memory, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

WAIS-IV index and full scale intelligence quotient score differences between standard and prorated scoring methods, T. W. Olivier, Charles J. Golden, Amarilis Acevedo, V. I. Sterk
Faculty Articles

2012

Neuropsychological Syndromes and Clinical Presentations, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2011

Volumetric And Visual Rating Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans In The Diagnosis Of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment And Alzheimer's Disease, Qian Shen, David A. Loewenstein, Elizabeth Potter, Weizhao Zhao, Jason Appel, Maria T. Greig, Ashok Raj, Amarilis Acevedo, Elizabeth Schofield, Warren Barker, Yougui Wu, Huntington Potter, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

2010

Caregiver Reports Of Sleep Problems in Non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, and African American Patients with Alzheimer Dementia, Raymond L. Ownby, Muhammad Saeed, William Wohlgemuth, Robson Capasso, Amarilis Acevedo, Gloria Peruyera, Steven Sevush
Faculty Articles

Reliability and Validity of an Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: Implications for Multicenter Research Studies, Ranjan Duara, David A. Loewenstein, Maria Greig, Amarilis Acevedo, Elizabeth Potter, Jason Appel, Ashok Raj, John Schinka, Elizabeth Schofield, Warren Barker, Yougui Wu, Huntington Potter
Faculty Articles

2009

Severity of Medial Temporal Atrophy and Amnestic MCI: Selecting Type and Number of Memory Tests, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Elizabeth Potter, John Schinka, Ashok Raj, Maria T. Greig, Joscelyn Agron, Warren Barker, Yougui Wu, Brent Small, Elizabeth Schofield, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

The relationship between instrumental activities of daily living and neuropsychological performance, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Books and Book Chapters

The Utility of a Brief Memory Screen in the Diagnosis of Mild Memory Impairment in the Elderly: A Preliminary Study, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Joscelyn Agron, Raymond L. Ownby, Warren Barker, Sylvia Strauman, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

The Spanish Translation And Adaptation Of The Uniform Data Set Of The National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, Amarilis Acevedo, Kristin R. Krueger, Ellen Navarro, Freddy Ortiz, Jennifer J. Manly, Margarita M. Padilla-Vélez, Sandra Weintraub, Oscar L. López, Dan Mungas
Faculty Articles

Stability of Different Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment among the Elderly over a Two To Three Year Follow-Up Period, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Brent J. Small, Joscelyn Agron, Elizabeth Crocco, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

2008

Changes in Cognitive Abilities as We Age: Possible Strategies, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

Patterns of Depression in Spanish and English Speaking Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Raymond L. Ownby, Amarilis Acevedo, Dylan G. Harwood, Warren Barker, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

2007

Nonpharmacological Cognitive Interventions in Aging and Dementia, Amarilis Acevedo, David A. Loewenstein
Faculty Articles

Vulnerability to Proactive Semantic Interference and Progression to Dementia among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Joscelyn Agron, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

Screening Tests and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in Minorities and Culturally Diverse Population, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The Use of Amnestic and Nonamnestic Composite Measures at Different Thresholds in the Neuropsychological Diagnosis of MCI, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Joscelyn Agron, Glenda Martinez, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

Influence of socio-demographic variables on neuropsychological test performance in Spanish-speaking older adults, Amarilis Acevedo, D. Lowenstein, J. Agron, R. Duara
Faculty Articles

2006

Using Different Memory Cut-Offs To Assess Mild Cognitive Impairment, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Raymond L. Ownby, Joscelyn Agron
Faculty Articles

Cognitive Profiles In Alzheimer’s Disease and In Mild Cognitive Impairment Of Different Etiologies, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Joscelyn Agron, Richard Issacson, Sylvia Strauman, Elizabeth Crocco, Warren Barker, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

Depression and Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, And Metaregression Analysis, Raymond L. Ownby, Elizabeth Crocco, Amarilis Acevedo, John Vineeth, David A. Loewenstein
Faculty Articles

2005

Training of cognitive and functionally relevant skills in mild Alzheimer’s disease: An integrated approach, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2004

Cognitive Rehabilitation of Mildly Impaired Alzheimer's Disease Patients On Cholinesterase Inhibitors, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Sara J. Czaja, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

Venezuelan Kindreds Reveal That Genetic and Environmental Factors Modulate Huntington’s Disease Age of Onset, Nancy S. Wexler, Judith Lorimer, Julie Porter, Fidela Gomez, Carol Moskowitz, Edith Shackell, Karen Marder, Graciela Penchaszadeh, Simone A. Roberts, Javier Gayán, Denise Brocklebank, Stacey S. Cherny, Lon R. Cardon, Jacqueline Gray, Stephen R. Dlouhy, Sandra Wiktorski, Marion E. Hodes, P. Michael Conneally, Jack B. Penney, James Gusella, Jang-Ho Cha, Michael Irizarry, Diana Rosas, Steven Hersch, Zane Hollingsworth, Marcy MacDonald, Anne B. Young, J. Michael Andresen, David E. Housman, Margot Mieja de Young, Ernesto Bonilla, Theresa Stillings, Americo Negrette, S. Robert Snodgrassg, Maria Dolores Martinez-Jaurrieta, Maria A. Ramos-Arroyo, Jacqueline Bickham, Juan Sanchez Ramos, Frederick Marshall, Ira Shoulson, Gustavo J. Rey, Andrew Feigin, Norman Arnheim, Amarilis Acevedo, Leticia Acosta, Jose Alvir, Kenneth Fischbeck, Leslie M. Thompson, Angela Young, Leon Dure, Christopher J. O'Brien, Jane Paulsen, Adam Brickman, Denise Krch, Shelley Peery, Penelope Hogarth, Donald S. Higgins Jr., Bernhard Landwehrmeyer
Faculty Articles

Assessing The Cognitive Abilities That Differentiate Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease From Normals: Single And Multiple Factor Models, Raymond L. Ownby, David A. Loewenstein, Lynn Schram, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Articles

2003

Semantic Interference in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Findings, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Lynn Schram, Raymond L. Ownby, Gloria White, Brian Mogosky, William W. Barker, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

2002

Detection of Memory Disorders and Depression in the Hispanic Elderly, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

2001

Depression in Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

The utility of a modified Object Memory Test in distinguishing between different age groups of Alzheimer’s disease patients and normal controls, D. A. Lowenstein, T. Arguelles, Amarilis Acevedo, R. Freeman
Faculty Articles

Factor Structure of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia for Anglo and Hispanic Patients With Dementia, Raymond L. Ownby, Dylan G. Harwood, Amarilis Acevedo, Warren Barker, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

An Evaluation of The NINCDS-ADRDA Neuropsychological Criteria for the Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of Single Versus Multi-Factor Models, David A. Loewenstein, Raymond L. Ownby, Lynn Schram, Amarilis Acevedo, Mark Rubert, Trinidad Argüelles
Faculty Articles

2000

Utility of a Modified Mini-Mental State Examination with Extended Delayed Recall in Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Community Dwelling Elders, David A. Loewenstein, Warren Barker, Dylan G. Harwood, Cheryl Luis, Amarilis Acevedo, Ileana Rodriguez, Ranjan Duara
Faculty Articles

1999

Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis, Amarilis Acevedo
Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures