Given the development of new therapeutic strategies and products, Serge Gauthier and Jeffrey Cummings have compiled a list of contemporary topics which will be of interest primarily to neurologists focusing on Alzheimer's disease, and also to psychiatrists and geriatricians. The contributors, all respected in their subspecialties, have written up-to-date, comprehensively referenced chapters which ought to provide guidance as well as stimulate discussion on where current treatment is heading.