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 ...

We don’t experience depression uniformly, and a new study finds that some symptoms may be more strongly linked with developing dementia later in life.

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

A new study finds that healthcare providers and family caregivers often disagree on how best to manage dementia behaviors during end-of-life care. The research, published in the Journal of the ...

Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...

A UCSF study found that a "collaborative care" model for dementia patients improved quality of life, reduced costs, alleviated caregiver burden, and extended the time that patients remained in the ...

Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments ...

It affects around two percent of adults and scientists are warning that a sleep habit might be an early warning sign for ...

In my last post, I examined what the ABC approach is and how to evaluate the antecedents and consequences that may be influencing or causing unwanted behaviors in dementia. In this post, I will review ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...