In Practice

A Practicing Doctor's Views on Psychiatry and Contemporary Culture.

Peter D. Kramer is a psychiatrist and author. His books include Against Depression and Listening to Prozac. See full bio

August 28, 2008, Memory

Comments on "The Good News Is: You Don’t Have Alzheimer’s. The Bad News Is: You’re Going to Die"

The Good News Is: You Don’t Have Alzheimer’s. The Bad News Is: You’re Going to Die

By Peter D. Kramer on August 28, 2008 in In Practice

You're not demented, you're in "terminal decline."
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this sounds scary , even

Submitted by farouk on August 29, 2008 - 4:07am.

this sounds scary , even though its true, after all knowing that someone is about to die is a horrible feeling

Imagine how it feels to be

Submitted by Sooz R. on August 29, 2008 - 5:13am.

Imagine how it feels to be the one with the non-diagnosis.

The brain get the brunt !

Submitted by david Petropoulos on August 29, 2008 - 6:33am.

I wonder if these patients had depression throughout their lives. Could this also, maybe, be wear and tear on the brain from even subtle forms of depression,or is that taking it too far? Depression with cardiovascular problems is even more bleak in concert.-Love your little sporadic thoughts which can be contemplated throughout the day. Sincerely -David