Hendrie Honored for Geriatrics Research
A lifetime of research into the neurological diseases of aging
has earned Hugh C. Hendrie, MB, ChB, the former chairman of the
IUSM Department of Psychiatry, national honors from the American
Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dr. Hendrie was the recipient of the 2005 Senior Investigator Award
at the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.,
last March. The award recognizes his “vital contributions
to the body of research which has advanced the field of geriatric
psychiatry internationally,” said AAGP President Anand Kumar,
MD.
Dr. Hendrie has spent his career studying the psychiatric issues
of aging, including the epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Among his many career distinctions is an on-going, cross-cultural
study showing that Alzheimer’s disease is twice as prevalent
in African-Americans in Indianapolis as those in Ibadan, Nigeria.
At press time, Dr. Hendrie also was the announced recipient of
the Rita Hayworth Award from the National Alzheimer’s Association.
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