The trend toward self-diagnosis

V Hynes - Canadian Medical Association. Journal, 2013 - search.proquest.com
Moreover, Alzheimer disease" is something more complex than just taking a quick online
test. They're going to be there and people are going to take them, but we're asking people to …

On diagnosing Alzheimer dementia

S Neilson - Canadian Family Physician, 2010 - cfp.ca
I said the diagnosis as if there were sense to be made, meanwhile there was your husband
who said I'm dying inside. Self-diagnosis makes my job easier. I look at you, who can still …

Should patients with Alzheimer's disease be told their diagnosis?

MA Drickamer, MS Lachs - New England Journal of Medicine, 1992 - Mass Medical Soc
SHOULD patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease be told their diagnosis? We
became interested in this subject in the course of evaluating and caring for patients with …

Recognition of Alzheimer's disease: the 7 Minute Screen.

PR Solomon, WW Pendlebury - Family Medicine, 1998 - europepmc.org
Methods The 7 Minute Screen was administered to 60 consecutive referrals to a memory
disorders clinic who were subsequently diagnosed with probable AD and to 60 community …

How to prevent a delayed Alzheimer's diagnosis: physicians fail to detect mild-to-moderate dementia more than half the time. Here's when to screen and which tools to …

DR Kerwin - Journal of Family Practice, 2009 - go.gale.com
Janet M, a 69-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, comes for a visit because she
thinks she has Alzheimer's disease (AD). She recently had an episode of acute confusion …

Making sure it's really Alzheimer's

DA Drachman, RP Friedland, EB Larson, ME Williams - Patient Care, 1991 - go.gale.com
Grounds for suspicion: When you see an elderly patient for any reason, entertain the
possibility of dementia. Assess impairment in relation to the patient's background and …

Dilemmas in the (un) veiling of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: walking an ethical and professional tight rope

O Karnieli-Miller, P Werner, J Aharon-Peretz… - Patient education and …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To enhance the understanding and effect of physician's difficulties, attitudes
and communication styles on the disclosure of the diagnosis of AD in practice. METHODS …

How accurate are self-reported diagnoses? Comparing self-reported health events in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing with administrative hospital records

G Stoye, B Zaranko - 2020 - econstor.eu
This paper uses linked survey responses and administrative hospital records to examine the
accuracy of self-reported medical diagnoses. The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing …

Biological markers and truth-telling

SG Post, JM Foley - Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1992 - journals.lww.com
“Should Patients with Alzheimer's Disease be Told Their Diagnosis?” An article by this title,
recently appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, points out that new knowledge …

“Do-It-Yourself” Dementia Testing: Issues Regarding an Alzheimer's Home Screening Test

FJ Kier, V Molinari - The Gerontologist, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Early Alert Alzheimer's Home Screening Test (AHST) is a variant of the Smell
Identification Test (SIT) and the Cross-Cultural Smell Identification Test (CC-SIT), and …