Senior doctors say staff on general wards are being put in life-threatening situations because hospitals are pressuring them to admit physically and sexually aggressive older psychiatric patients.

Some dementia patients present with severe behavioural symptoms, requiring specialist care. But New Zealand has a severe ...

About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring US$53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, ...

Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) Older adults diagnosed with ... However, participants who were diagnosed with dementia during the study and ...

If you are starting to notice cognitive changes in your parents or aging loved ones, you might want to educate yourself on ...

In summary, while forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging, dementia is a disease that causes much more serious and ...

Elderly woman with dementia in jail until she can go into care facility. Why it's not easy. Mollye Barrows. Pensacola News Journal. ... “Not recognizing her husband is severe dementia, ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It happens when blood flow to the ...

The elderly woman, who suffered from advanced dementia and required ‘pretty severe antipsychotics’, had been alone for 24 ...

Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds By Ian McDonough , Binghamton University, State University of New ...