Who can diagnose Alzheimer's disease or dementia?

Who can diagnose Alzheimer's disease or dementia?

Gus Alva (Medical Director, ATP Clinical Research) gives expert video advice on: What do I do if I think a loved one has Alzheimer's disease?; How is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed?; Who can diagnose Alzheimer's disease or dementia? and more...

Not just psychiatrists but other doctors can diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Classically, neurologists, psychiatrists, gerontologists or geriatricians were the individuals that would come in close contact with individuals with Alzheimer's disease. However, since this is an illness that's growing at such a rapid pace, internists and family practitioners also have been asked to help out with this. And this is an illness that can be readily diagnosed in an office-based setting. So again, when we suspect Alzheimer's disease, our diagnostic accuracy is very high. Most people, or most well-trained clinicians, doctors, can actually diagnose this condition and do something about it.