Most practitioners find disclosing the diagnosis of @entity195 ( @entity195 ) to an individual with @entity303 very difficult. Literature results show a wide variability in attitudes and clinicalpractice, and diagnosis seems to be more often disclosed to caregivers than to @entity1 . The objective of this study was to examine whether and how diagnosis of @entity195 is disclosed in French general practice and which issues are addressed with the @entity1 . A questionnaire was sent via mail to 1,629 general practitioners (GPs), 1,105 belonging to the Sentinel's network and 524 specially recruited doctors practicing in the Rh  ne-Alpes region. A total of 631 questionnaires were returned (response rate, 39 percent), of which 616 were eligible for analysis. Twenty-eight percent of GPs reported having disclosed diagnosis to the @entity1 (25 percent mentioned " @entity195 "), whereas 88 percent considered it their role to announce the diagnosis to the @entity1 . Regarding the type of information provided to the @entity1 , only 25 percent discussed the nature of the illness, 23 percent @entity146 , and 47 percent @entity308 , mainly for psychological reasons (63 percent). Stress was discussed with 79 percent of the caregivers. We concluded that GPs do not discuss the consquences of @entity195 and symptoms (e.g., @entity146 ) with @entity1 , mainly for psychological reasons, whereas they have a less-reluctant attitude toward caregivers. As the GP has the weighty task of providing ropriate community care and psychological support to the @entity1 , it is of utmost importance to reflect on how disclosure of diagnosis can be facilitated.

Disclosure of diagnosis of XXXX in French general practice.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['behavioral problems', 'behavioral disorders'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity195 :: ('MESH:D000544', 'Disease') :: ['AD', 'Alzheimer s disease', "Alzheimer's disease"]
@entity195 :: (MESH:D000544,Disease) :: ['Alzheimer's disease']
