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 ...

Close to 7.5 million older adults in the U.S. live with Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia. And while most ...

It's no secret that if you have a loved one suffering from dementia, it can also hurt your mental and emotional health in the ...

Village Caregiving reports that frontotemporal dementia is a progressive brain disease affecting behavior, speech, and memory ...

With more Americans living longer, the challenge of managing symptoms of dementia is simultaneously increasing. Now, a new study offers a fresh perspective on understanding, treating and managing the ...

We all have needs, drives, and cravings—such as hunger, territoriality, and sexuality—which stem from the ancient part of our brain that we share with reptiles. Why don’t we constantly act upon these ...

The authors explored hospice clinician and caregiver perspectives on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and their management. BPSD are common and challenging, impacting both ...

Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a dog rescue and ...

A new study reveals resident-on-resident attacks are not a problem unique to American nursing homes but more likely embedded in shared cultural expectations of institutional care and the stresses of ...

People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of aggression in middle age, according to a study published in the November 27 ...