BIOGRAPHY

     George Kraus, Ph.D. is a clinical and consulting psychologist in private practice at Layh and Associates in Yellow Springs, Ohio and specializes in the care of older adults, especially those suffering from Alzheimer's and other dementias. He is on the graduate faculty at the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio where he teaches Geriatric Clinical Psychology, and he is on the staff of Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio.

      Dr. Kraus is the consulting psychologist for Friends Care Community, an extended care facility serving older adults in Yellow Springs, Ohio.  In 2006, his first book, At Wit's End:   Plain Talk on Alzheimer's for Families and Clinicians, was published by Purdue University Press, and his new book (with Gary Gemmill), entitled A View from the Cosmic Mirror: Reflections of the Self in Everyday Life, is about to be released by Mindfulness Press.   He is a member of Psychologists in Long Term Care and the Dayton Area Psychological Association, and in addition to his specialty in clinical gerontology and geropsychology, Dr. Kraus has been a long-time addictions psychologist and is also certified by the National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists.

     Dr. Kraus holds a Certificate of Professional Qualification by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, and he is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

     Dr. Kraus' work has been published in a variety of professional journals including Clinical Psychology Review, Psychology Reports, Small Group Behavior, and Small Group Research, and he is currently on the editorial board of Aggression and Violent Behavior:   A Review Journal.    For the past 25 years, Dr. Kraus has presented on a wide variety of clinical topics at public seminars and in university graduate programs and for clinicians and other professionals, he is currently providing seminars across the country on Alzheimer's and on caring for our elderly .