Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) are important
predictors of institutionalization as well as caregiver burden and depression. Previous …

The social care evidence base reveals a distinct preference for qualitative methods covering
a broad range of social care topics. This review provides an introduction to the different ways …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias are common degenerative disorders in the
elderly. Most AD patients are cared for at home by family members, usually elderly spouses …

Objectives Alzheimer disease (AD) imposes a severe burden on patients and their
caregivers. Although there is substantial evidence of the adverse impact of burden …

Understanding socially disruptive behavior in dementia is never easy. Most explanations
offer neither solace nor solutions for families and carers, and treatment is often characterized …

Most elderly persons with dementia are cared for at home, usually by the spouse or an adult
child. The objective of the present study was to determine whether there is an excess of …

Many cultures have distinguished between biological and social death, the latter usually
occurring some time after the former. More recently social death has been noted to occur …

Abstract Background Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly
rapid demographic ageing with an increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 …

Background Rapid demographic ageing will soon lead to large increases in the numbers of
persons with dementia in developing countries. This study is the first comprehensive …

A survey of members of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Society confirmed
high rates of psychological morbidity, though not of depression, and social isolation in family …