Sometimes people with alzheimer’s disease ad are overly interested in sex this is called hypersexuality the person may masturbate a lot and try to seduce…

Try: Sometimes people with alzheimer’s disease ad are overly interested in sex this is called hypersexuality the person may masturbate a lot and try to seduce others these behaviors are symptoms of the disease and don’t always mean that the person wants to have sex coping strategies to cope with hypersexuality try giving the person more attention and reassurance you might gently touch hug or use other kinds of affection to meet his or her emotional needs some people with this problem need medicine to control their behaviors information references "caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging" by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

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