Try: Care recipients cr with dementia often display a wide array of feelings and emotions it can be difficult for a caregiver to deal with the cr’s emotions by identifying the possible causes the caregiver may make life easier for the cr possible causes of emotional issues in crs with dementia physiological or medical causes direct result of physical changes in brain reaction to sedatives tranquilizers or the interaction of medications the cr’s medications can have significant side effects depression depression is increasingly common among older individuals have the cr examined by a physician to see if the underlying causes of emotional problems can be determined information references mace n & rabins p 1999 the 36-hour day baltimore the johns hopkins university press robinson a spencer b & white l 1992 understanding difficult behaviors ypsilanti mi eastern michigan university

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Keywords: Dementia

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