Dementia-Related Behavior

Previous research has found that therapy offered by professional music therapists reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with dementia. Trained home-based caregivers don’t achieve the...

New study results are a reminder to help patients with dementia by taking more time to anticipate and communicate changes, investigators say.

Strategic workplace management may help to prevent instances of rushed care that can lead to resident behaviors such as hitting and yelling, a new study of nursing home caregivers suggests.

The next hospital crisis may be dementia behavioral emergencies, psychiatrist says … Neurologists prescribing Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm talk about practices and payments … Patients with diabetes may...

Properly addressing the distress that underlies dementia-related behaviors is key to improving quality of life and preventing rapid decline in these patients, according to new guidance from leading dementia...

Apathy is a distinct sign of looming dementia in individuals at risk, say researchers. Monitoring patients for this symptom could catch the problem early on, they argue.

Verma: Drug ‘innovation doesn’t mean anything’ if it’s too costly … Research reveals why disordered eating is common in dementia … Harvard scientists pinpoint neural activity’s...

Scientists have begun a search for the cause of a phenomena where people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease are very lucid near the end of life.

New tool for managing dementia-related behaviors … UCLA paper emphasizes need to educate family members on risks of ‘turning’ fractures in nursing home residents … 80% of healthy...