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 ...

What are some triggers that may be the cause of challenging behaviors in people with Alzheimer’s disease? A person with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia most likely will experience significant ...

A senior woman being assisted to walk using a walker by caregiver at park. (Stock photo by Thianchai Sitthikongsak via Getty Images) More than 45,000 people live with Alzheimer’s disease in New Mexico ...

“Most studies included in our scoping review suggested that there were significant effects from the environment on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Better understanding of ...

As Alzheimer's disease progresses beyond the early stages, the behavior changes and emotional impacts of the disease can be some of the most distressing aspects for caregivers and loved ones.

Charles Tang noticed his wife was behaving strangely. But he didn’t know what to do about it. “She would forget food in the refrigerator. She forgot to cash checks,” says Mr. Tang, an 83-year-old New ...

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 ...

More Medicaid beneficiaries are undergoing nursing home-to-community transfers, report finds New research reveals that excessive sedentary behavior significantly increases Alzheimer’s disease risk, ...

I’ve served for almost two decades as a consultant psychiatrist and medical director of a geriatric psychiatric unit. Our niche has been one of the most difficult: patients with advanced dementia, ...