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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Risperidone, an antipsychotic drug commonly used for severe agitation or aggressive behavior, increases stroke risk in patients with dementia. | Neuroscience ...

Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, engage in other inappropriate or repetitive behaviors, or refuse to let caregivers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The ancient practice of acupressure may be able to calm the aggressive behavior that often results from dementia, a small study suggests. Sign up here. One of the most ...

Daily and hazardous drinking among family caregivers of people with dementia was significantly and independently linked with increased odds of abusive and neglectful behaviors, a new study finds. The ...

Tallulah Willis visited “The Drew Barrymore Show” and shared why it felt important for her family to be open about the “aggressive” condition, frontotemporal dementia, her dad, Bruce Willis, has.

A massive UK study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has uncovered troubling new evidence about risperidone, a commonly ...

News New help for dealing with aggression in people with dementia Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from ...

This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, ...