Episode 64: Apathy in Different Dementias

One of the most frustrating aspects of dementia is when the person living with dementia has no motivation to do anything. This extreme lack of motivation is called apathy. Apathy has different causes in people living with bvFTD than people with other dementias. In today’s podcast, I’m going to explain what causes apathy depending on the type of dementia and, as I always do, will provide some approaches to successfully handle apathy.

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