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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
dementia
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
dementia
by majela, Jul 19, 2007 12:00AM
my dad is 88 and I have taken him to his Dr. who's idea of a dementia test is who is the president and what is the date. His cat scan didn't show any brown spots on it, but his personality is swinging from anger to happy. His wife is in the hospital for spin surgery and he is thinking that her family wants to "take over", when he's been the one to take her to med appt. etc. Is he just being controlling or do I need to be worried? He has been controlling most of his life, but is becoming more so. Like telling me how to drive home. Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 22, 2007 12:00AM
, Jul 22, 2007 12:00AM
As people get older,some of their core characteristics become greatly exaggerated, and this is a psychological phenomenon, not a brain issue. Unless there are other signs of dementia, that is probably what is happening.
