Dementia and Alzheimer's: Are they really serious mental health conditions?

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are the most common neurological disorders. One of the types of Dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It is mostly observed in old or aged people. In every 4 seconds, a new case of dementia will be detected. Loss of memory, communication and thinking abilities are the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Nerve cells in the brain produce Dopamine for all the activities of brain. Parkinson’s disease damages the nerve cells and decreases the neurons which produce dopamine. As the dopamine levels are reduced in the body it causes abnormal activity in the brain which leads to Parkinson’s disease.

Dementia is a disease and a condition that is characterized by the decline of memory. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s. Microscopic bleeding and Blood vessel blockage in the brain can be caused because of Vascular Dementia. Brain cells can be damaged by dementia and can be caused by abnormal brain changes. When cells in particular region are damaged completely then the functionality of the body cannot be carried. Bipolar disorder is mental illness, which brings changes in moods, behaviour and sleeping. People who are having bipolar disorders will have two periods, which is extremely high or low. One period in which person feels happy and energized and the other period in which the person feels sad, sluggish and hopeless. This is referred as two poles of mood that is why it is called bipolar disorders. People with Depressive symptoms will suffer more from Bipolar disorders.

Dementia and Alzheimer's are mental illness and a disorder of the brain that can cause memory loss and communication difficulties.