Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

By Christine Kennard, Health Pro Thursday, May 30, 2013
Psychosis is common in Alzheimer’s disease and affects between about 40 percent and 50 percent of people over the course of the disease. It causes significant distress to the patient and to families and caregivers. Psychosis itself does not describe a disease so much as an abnormal condition of...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide
5/30/13 11:29am

Thanks for the update on these conditions, Christine. It's so hard for caregivers to watch their loved ones suffer with paranoia and other types of psychosis. People generally feel better knowing that this is "normal" for the disease, even if the situation can't be completely controlled. This was an interesting wrap on the different types of psychosis.

Carol

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By Christine Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 06/10/13, First Published: 05/30/13