The Saint Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 426 miles (686 km) long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. The river drains a mostly rural area and forms part of the Missouri-Arkansas state line along the western side of the Missouri bootheel.
Geriatric psychiatrists can prescribe medications to treat the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's. They must earn a doctorate in medicine and complete a residency in psychiatry with an emphasis on geriatrics.
Diagnosing Alzheimer's: How Alzheimer's is diagnosed. To diagnose Alzheimer's disease, doctors conduct tests to assess memory impairment and other thinking skills, judge functional abilities, and identify behavior changes. They also perform a series of tests to rule out other possible causes of impairment.