The symptoms of dementia vary (depending on the cause and the individual), but often include memory loss, mood changes, communication and motivation problems, a reduced ability to plan and problems with controlling their own behavior. Some symptoms, such as restlessness, agitation and communication difficulties, can be challenging for you as a carer, and this can cause you high … [Read more...]
What is the Difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s
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' - that your mind is losing its grip of your body. Dementia is an ongoing problem and in a few years it will be a huge social problem as the average age of people in the Western world … [Read more...]
How to Start Dealing with Dementia?
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 cope with. Dementia means literally the deprivation of mind. Although that is not exactly the case, all that was normal will … [Read more...]
Do People with Dementia have Hallucinations?
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 Psycho geriatric departments in my hospital and I know what Dementia can do to the person itself but also to his family and friends. The most striking difficulties people have with Dementia are the Dementia hallucinations and delusions. For … [Read more...]