The Challenges of the Stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease and How It Delays Early Detection and Diagnosis
In this colloquium, Dr. Donna de Levante Raphael, a Gerontologist and the Director of the National Memory Screening Program at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America presented her current research on the stigma of Alzheimer’s disease and how it creates barriers to early detection and diagnosis. Her work addresses how primary care physicians and other health care providers can begin to remove these barriers. Dr. Levante Raphael discussed the need for efforts to bring about social change to facilitate positive health outcomes and improve the quality of life for older adults experiencing cognitive impairment.
