Related topics Alzheimer's DiseasedementiacaregiversresearchStigma Advertisement Nearly one in four people with dementia try to hide their condition because they fear being stigmatized, says a report by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) . The World Alzheimer Report called Overcoming the stigma of dementia also reported that 40 percent of people with dementia felt that they were excluded from everyday life. Nearly two out of three people with dementia and their caregivers felt that their countries lacked knowledge about this condition. "Stigma remains a barrier to making progress in all other dementia initiatives, such as improving care and support for people with dementia and...
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