Agitation and Alzheimer's Disease

Changes in behavior and personality occur from Alzheimer's disease. If you care for somebody with Alzheimer's, take this test.

1. Annoying behaviors (constant need for attention, repetitive questioning, rummaging, hoarding, bossy language, complaining, nagging, pleading)
Yes
No
2. Moves around excessively (pacing without purpose, restless, fidgety, does things over and over, wandering, purposefully leaving)
Yes
No
3. Makes socially inappropriate comments or has embarrassing behaviors (insensitive remarks, sexual advances, gets too personal, touching strangers, odd noises, undressing, hiding)
Yes
No
4. Refuses help (stubborn, uncooperative, hard to handle, pushes others away, combative)
Yes
No
5. Poor emotional control (cranky, easily irritated, anger outbursts, easily flies off the handle, spitting, yelling, screaming, moody, argumentative, impulsive actions)
Yes
No
6. Threatening behaviors (breaking things, disruptive, hitting, pinching, biting, pushing, kicking, attacking words, cursing, throwing things)
Yes
No

If these are disruptive enough to affect daily activities, you may want to learn more about a clinical research study currently enrolling.

The Memory Health Center at Summit Research Network has been involved in research for Alzheimer's Disease since 1988. If you would like more information, please call us at (503) 228-CARE (2273), or fill in the information below and one of our staff will contact you.

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Please contact the Memory Health Center by calling (503) 228-CARE (2273) to learn more about current and upcoming studies.

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