The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occurred after an interaction ...

Risperidone, an antipsychotic drug commonly used for severe agitation or aggressive behavior, increases stroke risk in patients with dementia. | Neuroscience ...

Hazardous drinking at baseline was associated with neglect and psychologically aggressive behaviors across 21 days. Daily diaries of drinking and mistreatment showed that instances of neglect and ...

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can cause aggressive behavior, even in people who have never been violent in their lives. These aggressive dementia behaviors can be scary and difficult for caregivers ...

A massive UK study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has uncovered troubling new evidence about risperidone, a commonly ...

As dementia cases increase worldwide and memory care units find limited therapeutic options that help, increasing numbers are turning to medical cannabis.

Joseph Ibrahim is a medical specialist in geriatrics and an academic with over 30 years of clinical experience. He is a Professor with the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe ...