take off the blindfolds and #BanBPSD: an open letter to the worldwide dementia community
This is an open letter to members of the dementia community worldwide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear dementia…
Browsing: Antipsychotic drugs
7 problems with BPSD
The term “behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia” (BPSD) is a harmful artificial construct used…
we need a paradigm shift
Retired medical writer turned care partner and blogger Lorrie Beauchamp was clearly impacted by Dr.…
alzheimer disease didn’t do this. drugs and dementia jail did
I’ve blogged a lot about the negative impacts of the inappropriate use of quetiapine (Seroquel)…
7 snippets from a story about unborn baby bunnies that is scarily similar to the myth of bpsd
For about 80 years, it was accepted as scientific fact that rabbits were first domesticated…
why i couldn’t get my mom off drugs
“Why didn’t you just tell the people at the long-term care facility to stop giving…
against my wishes and against her will
It’s one thing to see someone when they are sedated. It’s quite another to see…
20 questions to ask when a person living with dementia declines to take her or his medication
Care partners and care staff may become frustrated when someone who lives with dementia declines…
the shocking truth behind this tragic video
The shocking truth is we don’t know the truth at all, even though we think…
an open letter to cbc marketplace regarding “crying out for care”
I wrote and sent the text below in a comment, via the Marketplace website and…