Dementia was associated with a higher risk for suicidal behavior, especially in younger vs older individuals and in men vs women, a new meta-analysis showed. A systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Aggressive behaviours in dementia encompass a range of verbal and physical actions that arise from underlying cognitive decline, unmet needs, environmental stressors and neuropsychiatric changes.

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, ...

Wandering in individuals with dementia encompasses aimless or disoriented locomotion that can pose serious health and safety risks, including falls, exposure to adverse environments and separation ...

Nearly half of dementia cases are preventable, but new research shows most awareness campaigns aren't changing habits.

A suspected perpetrator who can barely remember his name, several traffic violations committed by a woman in her mid-fifties who is completely unreasonable and doesn't understand her behavior—should ...

As daylight fades, many people with dementia experience a troubling shift in their behavior known as sundowning. This phenomenon, affecting up to 20% of Alzheimer‘s patients, brings unique challenges ...

Disinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), a type of dementia associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.

For years, researchers have believed prolonged sitting could raise dementia risk — but new findings suggest what you do while sitting may matter more than previously thought. The research, which was ...

Older adults with dementia who were prescribed risperidone faced a higher risk of stroke regardless of whether they had ...