Many doctors feel that telling a patient such a diagnosis would cause undue emotional distress. Many doctors also feel they don’t have the time or resources to fully discuss the diagnosis with their patient, so they withhold the diagnosis.
Doctors Choosing to Withhold Alzheimer's Diagnosis: Study
Nearly half (45%) of those being treated for Alzheimer's disease were never given a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s by their doctors, according to a new study. So reports Time Magazine.
