Archive for the ‘Dementia’ Category

What is the Difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

In order to explain what is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's one first needs to know what dementia is. Dementia is the deterioration of our cognition. In Latin it means ' apart mind' in fact it states that your mind is losing the grip of your body. It is ...

Dealing with Dementia

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

When you or your loved one is diagnosed with a type of Dementia this means there will change a lot in both your lifes. Dealing with Dementia is not an easy thing, the one affected with Dementia will go through a lot of changes and this might be hard to ...

Dementia Hallucinations

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Dementia is becoming a serious problem as in the future more and more people will get this syndrome. As a psychologist I work a lot on the Psychogeriatric departments in my hospital and I know what Dementia can do to the person itself but also to his family and friends. ...

Difference between Dementia and Alzheimers

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I work for some years as a psychologist and one question I receive many times is what is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimers.  This is not a bad question as most people to who you will ask this question will not be able to answer it wright. Many people ...