Paranoia & False Accusations
The 18 sources listed below are each rated on how they can help caregivers better understand and deal with paranoia & false accusations in people with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
The 36-Hour Day (6th Edition)
Nancy L. Mace, MA and Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
Pages 180-186
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Explains how people with dementia may develop unshakable false ideas. Describes how to help people that are misintrepreting or not recoginzing familiar faces or things. Details excessive suspiciousness and paranoid behavior.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good75%
Daily Caring
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Describes what to say when you’re being falsely accused and why you should avoid reasoning and logical explanations. Has suggestions on how to response to 4 common dementia accusations.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good70%
Coping With Behavior Change in Dementia: A Family Caregiver's Guide
Beth Spencer and Laurie White
Pages 95-102
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins with definitions and examples of paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations. Has 11 bullet point on possible physical, medical, and emotional causes and 7 strategies for handling them. 9 bullet points of environmental cause and 9 strategies to deal with them. 23 communications tips and strageies. Plus 5 other considerations for paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good70%
Dementia UK
Geo Location: All (UK)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Defines false beliefs and delusions and why they happen. Has 12 signs to look for when a person with dementia is experiencing delusions. 15 tips for managing false beliefs and delusions.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Aging Care
Carol Bradley Bursack
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins with an example. Explains the vulnerability of people with Alzheimer's. Has 3 ways determine veracity of accusations.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Better Health While Aging
Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
General review of paranoia in the elderly that's not specific to people with dementia. Has 6 common causes of paranoid symptoms in the elderly. 5 common red flags in geriatrics. 18 tips on following up on safety issues and memory problems.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
VeryWell Health
Esther Heerema, MSW
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Defines paranoia and delusions. Explains how to decrease the likelihood of paranoid delusions. Has 11 ways to respond to paranoid and delusional behavior in alzheimer’s.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Daily Caring
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Explains why seniors with dementia make false dementia accusations. Has 8 ways to deal with false dementia accusations.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: The Caregiver's Complete Survival Guide
Nataly Rubinstein, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM
Pages 223-229
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Discusses paranoia, delusions, and halluciantions. Has 5 tips, thoughts, and suggestions for dealing with these behaiors.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Alzheimer's Basic Caregiving: An ABC Guide
Kathy Laurenhue, MA
Pages 127-135
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins with delusions and uses examples to discuss key issues. Shows how paranoia tends to blame others and may be based in fear. Looks for explanations for hallucinations and the possible need for medications.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Central Health
Christine Kennard
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Describes the symptoms and causes of paranoid delusions. Has 6 tips on the nature of delusions and the ways you cope with them.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Home Care Assistance
Gina Roberts-Grey
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Advises to first rule out possible causes outside of dementia. Has 7 behavioral techniques that may help alleviate paranoia in dementia. Plus 12 dos and don’ts for paranoia in dementia.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average55%
National Institute on Aging
Geo Location: All (US)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Defines hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia. Has 5 tips for coping with hallucinations and delusions; plus a short :53 second embedded video. Plus 10 bullet points on paranoia related to memory loss.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average55%
Confidence to Care (aka Home Instead)
Molly Carpenter
Pages 55-59
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Examines why paranoia happens. Has 13 bullet points for care approaches. Offers examples of how to communicate with a person who is dealing with paranoia. Ends with 3 tips on prevention.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory25%
Alzheimer’s Research Association
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Has 5 bullet points on how to respond when a person with Alzheimer's becomes suspicious.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory25%
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's
Joanne Koenig Coste
Pages 122-123 plus 112
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Brief example of a paranoid delusion where changes to environment helped. Also has section on accusatory behavior on page 112.
ALZSmart Score™ - Fair15%
UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Program
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[Video 1:58] Interview style video with a caregiver speaking about his father's paranoid thoughts.
ALZSmart Score™ - Fair15%
Dementia Care Central (National Institute on Aging)
Geo Location: All (US)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Multi-topic article with a couple of paragraphs on accusing.
