Dementia is NOT a Mental Health Disorder
Question: Is dementia a mental illness?
(health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior - or a combination of these)
Answer: No, it is brain damage.
(such as Neurological disorders / diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system / brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles)
Our brain is our control center; it controls everything
we do, say and think.
When there is brain is sick, the person living with the disease has problems with actions, remembering, speaking,
understanding and learning new skills.
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Dementia is not a mental illness but a disease of the brain that causes brain damage, memory loss and trouble communicating.
"Debbie Selsavage was introduced to dementia when she became a caregiver for her husband, Albert. Like many in her situation, she found it almost impossible to find information, support, and the resources to deal with her difficult and exhausting task.