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To Tell or Not to Tell

Posted in Alzheimer's Disease, diagnosis • Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, diagnosis, disclose diagnosis, Fisher Center, journal of the American Geriatric Society, relief

This post discusses the merits of telling (or not telling) the affected person that he or she has Alzheimer’s disease.

Once Alzheimer’s disease is officially diagnosed, the primary caregiver and close family members have a decision to make.

Do you tell the affected person or not? There are valid arguments on both sides. Let’s explore some of them.

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Loretta Parker Spivey • There are no comments, hop to it!

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