Extreme Bad Behavior or Dementia
and/or Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer’s disease can change how a person acts over time.
You may see behaviors like:
- Getting upset, worried, and angry more easily
- Acting depressed or not interested in things
- Hiding things
- Wandering
Caregivers may not be able to stop these changes,
but there are ways to cope. Read about them in
our tip sheet
This tip sheet is available to download as a PDF
and an e-Book (both
ePub and MOBI formats).
Share this info on social media with the following message:
#Caregivers—learn how to cope with common behavior
changes in ppl w/ #Alzheimers http://1.usa.gov/1NvRy4X
[My personal experience....caring for family
members...for over 34 years
This is also includes interesting behaviors e.g.
·
lying-forgetting they lied and
·
constantly changing the “lie”
·
"lifting items"/removing/hiding/
taking (items they feel
they must have or feel entitled
to have)
·
brainwashing (convincing someone through
misinformation to follow their
current beliefs)
·
convincing people they are worthless and not
as intelligent as they are
·
overbearing needs to be in control of others to
benefit/protect themselves
·
abusive/verbal abuse
·
neglect (themselves/others)
·
prone to tangents/fits of rage
in order to have their way
·
dangerous behaviors/changing personalities
Question: Is this just Extreme Bad Behavior
or Dementia with Alzheimer's?
By my
experience...it is all of three!
klsb]
For More Information
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication
#1800 222-2225
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To find out more about
participating in
clinical trials and studies, talk
with your
health care provider or contact any
of the organizations listed
below.
Participating in Alzheimer's
research may
help you and future generations.
Alzheimer’s Disease Education
and
Referral (ADEAR) Center
1-800-438-4380 (toll-free)
adear@nia.nih.gov
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
1-800-438-4380 (toll-free)
adear@nia.nih.gov
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
Find Alzheimer’s and cognitive
impairment
Find Alzheimer’s disease
centers:
Visit NIH’s ADEAR website to
learn more
about Alzheimer’s and other
dementias,
find clinical trials, and sign
up for email
updates to hear about new
trials. The ADEAR
Center offers information and publications
for families, caregivers, and professionals
on diagnosis, treatment, patient care,
caregiver
needs, long-term care,
education and training,
and research related to
Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cooperative Study (ADCS)
www.adcs.org
www.adcs.org
The ADCS, funded by NIH’s
National Institute
on Aging, is a consortium of
medical research
centers and clinics working to
develop and
test drugs to treat
Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Association
1-800-272-3900 (toll-free)
www.alz.org
1-800-272-3900 (toll-free)
www.alz.org
The Alzheimer’s Association
has a clinical trial
service, TrialMatch®, at www.alz.org/trialmatch.
The Association is a national,
nonprofit
organization with a network of
local
chapters that provide education and
support for people diagnosed
with
Alzheimer’s disease, their
families, and caregivers.
ResearchMatch
www.ResearchMatch.org/roar
www.ResearchMatch.org/roar
ResearchMatch is an NIH-funded
service that
helps match people interested
in clinical trials
with researchers. Anyone with
an email address
can join, and members are
invited to participate
in many kinds of studies and trials.
Alzheimer’s Prevention
Registry
www.endALZnow.org
www.endALZnow.org
The Alzheimer’s Prevention
Registry is
an online community open to
anyone age
18 or older who wants to learn about and
possibly participate
in Alzheimer’s prevention
studies.
General Information About
Research Participation
National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
- NIH Clinical Research Trials and You:
- www.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: www.clinicaltrials.gov
- (searchable online database of trials and studies)
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
- Participating in Clinical Trials:
- http://patientnetwork.fda.gov/find-out-about-clinical-trials
The FDA regulates all U.S. clinical
trials of drugs and
devices and offers information and resources for clinical
trial participants and professionals.
Publication Date: August 2014
Page Last Updated: January 22, 2015
Page Last Updated: January 22, 2015
