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Doctor with patient

Patients asking about APOE gene test results? Here’s what to tell them

Author:
Shana D. Stites, PsyD, MS, MA
Nicholas M. Vogt, MD, PhD
Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD
Malia Rumbaugh, MS, LGC
Monica W. Parker, MD
for the Advisory Group on Risk Evidence Education for Dementia (AGREED)

This guidance can help shape the conversations you have with patients who want to understand the results of their gene and biomarker testing for...

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Stigma in dementia: It’s time to talk about it

Stigma in dementia: It’s time to talk about it

Author:
Lori Harper, PhD
Bonnie M. Dobbs, PhD
Shana D. Stites, PsyD, MS, MA
Martha Sajatovic, MD
Kathleen C. Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sandy C. Burgener, PhD, RN, FAAN

There’s much you can do to address stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.