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Changed Behaviours

Dementia affects people’s behaviours in different ways. Understanding why someone is behaving in a particular way may help you with some ideas about how to cope.

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01 – Changed Behaviours: This Help Sheet looks at some of the common behaviour changes that may occur when a person has dementia. Reasons for the changes and some general guidelines for coping with them are discussed.

02 – Problem Solving: This Help Sheet discusses some ways to think about any changes in behaviours that are occurring as a result of dementia. It describes a problem solving approach that may help you manage any behaviours if and when they arise.

03 – Depression and Dementia: This Help Sheet looks at depression in people with dementia, how to recognise it, and importantly, ways in which it may be treated.

04 – Wandering: This Help Sheet looks at the wandering behaviour of some people with dementia. The reasons for wandering are discussed, as well as suggestions for ways to manage it.

05 – Sundowning: This Help Sheet explains why some people with dementia are particularly restless in the afternoon and evening, a condition sometimes known as sundowning. It gives some practical advice to families and carers for managing sundowning.

06 – Anxious Behaviours: This Help Sheet discusses the causes of anxious behaviours which can be a distressing symptom of dementia and suggests some ways to manage them effectively, as well as some sources of additional help.

07 – Aggressive Behaviours: This Help Sheet discusses the causes of aggressive behaviours, which may sometimes occur as a result of dementia, suggests some ways to manage and some sources of help.

08 – Agitated Behaviours: This Help Sheet discusses some of the causes of agitated behaviours, which can be a very concerning symptom of dementia and suggests ways to prevent and manage them if they occur.

09 – Hallucinations and False Ideas: This Help Sheet discusses some of the causes of hallucinations and false ideas such as paranoia and delusions and suggests ways that families and carers can deal with them.

10 – Disinhibited Behaviours: This Help Sheet describes the signs and causes of behaviours that are tactless, inappropriate or offensive as well as some sources of help.