An alteration of memory, social skills, the ability to perform activities and thinking, broadly speaking, that is dementia. And, one of its many manifestations, occurs through violent episodes. A situation that could occur more frequently during the summer, since the irritability caused by high temperatures is one of the ways in which heat affects people with dementia.
The aggressive behavior displayed by these people can be verbal, with insults, shouting or arguing, or physical, that is, they try to hit someone or throw and break things. There is no doubt that this is one of the most complicated situations that the family or environment of patients with dementia has to deal with. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account certain recommendations about the best way to manage and react to this type of behavior.
Aggressive episodes, which can sometimes occur quite suddenly, are one of the many difficult situations to deal with when caring for someone with dementia.
