Behavioural Disorders

The first step to handling an angry older person is to define whether they are angry, or have a behavioural disorder. There are several that can effect and older man such as alzheimer's, bipolar disorder, brain injury, depression, headaches, hearing loss, insomnia, sleep disorders and stroke.

Few people look to something like a brain injury, even a mild concussion suffered earlier in life, as the cause for mood swings. Men could have sustained a concussion in football as young men, which is causing the anger problems.

Another common problem is anger from hearing or memory loss. I've seen quite a few men who don't remember saying things, or doing things, even if witnesses tell them they did. I know one man in particular who had several people tell them they 'change the truth to suit their mood' and yet the man refused to get help.

The first thing I would do is check with the doctor to see if the man had a stroke. This might be the easiest to get help with, but it does involve the wife talking to the doctor before hand to express her concerns. A heart attack, or a stroke, may not be 'visible' but they happened. A doctor needs to know to 'check' for these things - because the man is not going to admit that he has a problem.


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