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dealing with elderly people with disturbed behaviour
Things to remember when dealing with elderly people with disturbed behaviour • Disturbed behaviour in the elderly can be caused by dementia, psychosis, confusion or depression. It is important to try to identify depression, psychosis or confusion since these should be treated first. • Alzheimer’s disease is the commonest cause of dementia. There is no […]
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What can make an elderly person with disturbed behaviour
Sometimes aggression or confusion occurs in elderly people. Less often, relatives many complain that the elderly person has become sexually inappropriate, or is constantly demanding to go out of the house even though he is confused. Another type of disturbed behaviour is when a person simply withdraws from her everyday life and appears to lose […]
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