Dementia is a brain disease that affects the memory. It is common in the elderly and it gradually decreases the ability to think and remember. Dementia has physical, psychological, social and an economic impact on the person, caregivers, families, and society. Dementia is extremely hard on the immediate family, because it changes family households. One is a shifting of schedules and priorities. Caring for a person with dementia requires an individual to be there around the clock. This can make a spouse or children feel overwhelmed. This is especially true if family members neglect their own needs while caring for a person with dementia.
My reason for researching this subject is personal, this disease is affecting someone dear to me; my grandmother. It is real hurtful to observe someone suffering with dementia and there is absolutely nothing you can do to help. I would like to educate my reader …show more content…
But most of the time, dementia cannot be treated. People with dementia may at some point in their disorder develop symptoms such as depression, anxiety, agitation, sleep disturbance, aggressive behavior and psychosis. While it is important to try to understand and address the underlying reasons for these problems, it may be necessary at times to prescribe medication if the symptoms are painful, persistent and have not responded to psychological treatments (www.mayoclinic.com).
Studies has been done on medications that stabilizes the dementia patient or declines it ailments. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and other establishments of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conduct studies related to dementia in test sites at the NIH and also financially assist dementia research through contributions to major medical institutions across the county. Medications used to treat dementia
My reason for researching this subject is personal, this disease is affecting someone dear to me; my grandmother. It is real hurtful to observe someone suffering with dementia and there is absolutely nothing you can do to help. I would like to educate my reader …show more content…
But most of the time, dementia cannot be treated. People with dementia may at some point in their disorder develop symptoms such as depression, anxiety, agitation, sleep disturbance, aggressive behavior and psychosis. While it is important to try to understand and address the underlying reasons for these problems, it may be necessary at times to prescribe medication if the symptoms are painful, persistent and have not responded to psychological treatments (www.mayoclinic.com).
Studies has been done on medications that stabilizes the dementia patient or declines it ailments. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and other establishments of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conduct studies related to dementia in test sites at the NIH and also financially assist dementia research through contributions to major medical institutions across the county. Medications used to treat dementia