A person with dementia may experience changes in how they respond to sex, be inappropriate or aggressive, mistake a person for someone else, or behave sexually in public. There are ways to manage ...

When an individual with dementia demonstrates challenging behaviour, resists attempts at care, and becomes aggressive, the tendency is for caregivers to seek a quick fix. Physicians are aware that ...

Changes in behaviour tend to start from the middle stage of dementia. These changes are common and individual symptoms may come and go. Changes in behaviour are some of the most challenging symptoms ...

Entitled "Function analysis-based interventions for challenging behaviour in dementia", the study is published in The Cochrane Library 2012, Issue 2. It focuses on functional, or behaviour ...

Responding with patience and aiming to say ‘yes’ as much as possible, can build connections in these challenging times. It is imperative not to confine a person with dementia to specific areas ...

There is a need for more research and consistent application of alternative therapies for dementia patients. These therapies may also help reduce the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed.

There is limited evidence to support pharmacological therapies for dementia ... Understanding challenging behaviours involves four basic principles: one, understand that the behaviour expresses ...