Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can cause aggressive behavior, even in people who have never been violent in their lives. These aggressive dementia behaviors can be scary and difficult for caregivers ...

The next meeting of the monthly dementia education and support group at Senior Commons at Powder Mill will explore ...

In the last post, we discussed how and why frustration, depression, anxiety, and not participating in activities are common in dementia. In this article we’ll tackle the thorny issues of apathy, ...

Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or ...

Hazardous drinking at baseline was associated with neglect and psychologically aggressive behaviors across 21 days. Daily diaries of drinking and mistreatment showed that instances of neglect and ...

The social behaviors of humans and animals often unfold over two distinct phases, namely a motivational and an action phase. The first of these phases entails instinctual and reward-seeking mental ...

“It’s a common notion that only people with memory problems can be diagnosed with dementia, but behavioral changes or ...

An expert has pinpointed six behavioural shifts that could indicate dementia, which may become apparent at festive gatherings this holiday season. Dr Byron Creese, a senior lecturer in psychology at ...