G. Frisoni, J. Annoni, S. Becker, T. Brockmann, Markus Buerge, J. Démonet, D. Georgescu, A. Gietl, U. Hemmeter, S. Klöppel, T. Leyhe, A. Monsch, F. Rogantini, Delphine Roulet Schwab, E. Savaskan, K. Schaller, A. von Gunten, G. Gold
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The present document represents the position of Swiss health-care associations, clinical and research centers, research-supporting foundations, and the association Alzheimer Switzerland regarding the care of persons with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. We claim that dementia is not part of normal aging but a disease developing more frequently in old age; early diagnosis and treatment of dementia is paramount; all patients with dementia have the right to receive state-of-the-art treatments; more intense information, education, and counseling on dementia are necessary; media should provide balanced and fair reporting of scientific discoveries on Alzheimer’s and dementia; all patients with dementia have the right to be treated; anti-dementia drugs should be used and accompanied by listening, compassion, and understanding.