Dementias are among the most complex and debilitating of mental disorders among the elderly. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by

Although we can not determine a specific cause, there are many warning signs and symptoms to be aware of. The primary symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are cognitive deficits; particularly, loss of memory for recent events. An AD patient may be able to tell you the names of all the people in the office where he/she worked 50 years ago, and all the names of their children, but not what she ate for breakfast in the morning. As the disease worsens, there is a loss of long-term memory as well. The characteristic early signs of the disease are irritability and failure of concentration and memory, with mild difficulty in recalling names and words. Patients may also have problems with perception and spatial orientation (Alloy, Jacobson, & Acocella, 1999.) Grossberg (2003) suggest that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease may also exhibit wandering, motor disturbances, a lack of inhibition that can appear as disregard for normative social conduct, and catastrophic reactions to relatively minor like bereavement.

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