What is the difference between Alzheimers disease and Senility?
In the past “going a bit senile” was the term used to describe odd and changing behaviours in some older people. There was little recognition, even amongst the medical profession, of Alzheimer’s disease and its associated behaviour changes. The physical nature of the disease was not well understood, and it was often thought that people with the disease were being intentionally difficult and obstructive. The term “senile” is rarely used nowadays. It is now known that the people who would once have been labeled as senile, are afflicted with a disease over which they have no control.
