Category Archives: Behaviors

Good News? US Senators Seek to Cut Misuse of Antipsychotics

This is a controversial matter……. I don’t even know what to say about it……….. my mother is on antipsychotics that were given to her by a trained psychiatrist to “stabilize” her during her month-long stay at a geriatric psych unit. … Continue reading

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The New York Times and Frontotemporal Dementia … A Must Read

An article, which appeared in The New York Times, about a wife and her husband who has Frontotemporal dementia really hit home with me……. I wish this article came out five or six years ago…… For me, reading this, well, … Continue reading

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Friends With Benefits and Alzheimer’s Disease…

………………………….Can make for a pretty complicated relationship. Actually, I just saw the comedy Friends With Benefits last night and wanted to share because the movie touches on Alzheimer’s disease…………. Now, most times, I take issue with how news, movies and TV … Continue reading

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