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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Behavioral and psychological symptoms – such as agitation and aggression – are hallmarks of dementia that occur across disease stages and types, and can negatively impact both the person living with ...

Aggressive behavior can create challenges for healthcare professionals who care for people with Parkinson’s disease. Investigators studying aggressive outbursts toward caregivers were surprised to ...

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 ...

Caregivers already dealing with the stress of looking after a loved one diagnosed with Parkinson's disease often have another concern to contend with - aggressive behavior directed toward them from ...

A recent IndyStar column, "Care for Alzheimer's on Medicaid is unorganized, frustrating, inhumane," is a misleading account for most families facing this unfortunate situation. The writer says ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...