Many people fear that the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) to patients will prompt depressive symptoms or catastrophic reactions. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the modification of anxiety and depressive symptoms 3 months after the disclosure of the diagnosis of AD.
Mormont, E., Jamart, J., & Jacques, D. (2014). Symptoms of depression and anxiety after the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 27(4), 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988714532021 (Original work published 2014)