Alzheimer's Psychosis Explained: Hallucinations, Delusions, & Diagnosis | Ask a Psychologist

Daniel sits down with Nelli Ferenczi to Alzheimer's and Psychosis. Why do we get Alzheimer's? How prevalent is Alzheimer's? Does AI get Alzheimer's? Do animals have a consciousness? What is Psychosis? Byron Creese is a translational researcher whose research focuses on neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia and late-life onset neuropsychiatric symptoms as markers of neurodegenerative disease. His research employs a variety of approaches from psychology to genomics and epidemiology to investigate the disease mechanisms and clinical consequences of these symptoms. Main Youtube:    / bruneluniversity   Brunel Website - https://www.brunel.ac.uk/ TikTok -   / bruneluniversity   Instagram -   / bruneluni   Facebook -   / bruneluniversity   LinkedIn -   / bruneluniversityoflondon   Twitter - https://x.com/bruneluni 0:00 – Intro & Byron's research focus 2:11 – How dementia is diagnosed 3:19 – Can depression mimic memory loss? 6:41 – Why Alzheimer's is the most common neurodegenerative disease 9:22 – The history of diagnosing Alzheimer's 12:24 – New blood tests for Alzheimer's 13:36 – Is Alzheimer's genetic? 17:07 – Current treatments & the search for a cure 23:39 – Brain vs. computer: CPU or GPU? 30:54 – Do animals get Alzheimer's? 34:41 – What is psychosis? Hallucinations & delusions 41:02 – Treating psychosis in Alzheimer's: medication risks 50:08 – How common is psychosis in dementia patients? 57:05 – The future of dementia research #brunel #psychology #alzheimer