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Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Date:7/13/2009

priorities.

"Older patients frequently have complex and overlapping illnesses involving multiple body systems. Often these diseases are having a bigger impact on their day-to-day lives than mild cognitive impairment. As a result, when they see the doctor, their priority is to have their non-cognitive health needs addressed," Paterson said.

Among the other barriers to early diagnosis: doctors are largely dependent on patients or their relatives to disclose symptoms of memory loss; physicians face challenges with properly timing referral to support services, and they fear damaging the doctor-patient relationship over issues such as telling the patient they're no longer able to drive.

The interim findings were presented July 12 at the Alzheimer's Association's annual meeting in Vienna.

Doctors need to be taught to look out for symptoms of cognitive decline, Paterson and colleagues recommended. They also said they need to offer referrals to support services for dementia patients and caregivers numerous times during the diagnostic and treatment process.

More information

The U.S. National Institute on Aging explains the symptoms and stages of Alzheimer's disease.



-- Robert Preidt



SOURCE: Alzheimer's Association, news release, July 12, 2009


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