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Professional attitudes and practices regarding disclosure and ethical issues are controversial in many countries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Against this background, the objective was to survey the actual practice and the attitudes of physicians in German hospitals and memory clinics in order to explore possible practical insecurities and ethical concerns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A detailed survey with 37 items was conducted among medical professionals at German hospitals and memory clinics ( n\u200a=\u200a108). Analyses were performed using SPSS 21.0 (IBM). Findings were based on frequency and percentage distribution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nearly half of the respondents stated that persons with mild cognitive impairment and pathological cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers were informed they had or would soon develop AD. While 81% acknowledged a \u2018right not to know\u2019, 75% said that results were always communicated. A majority agreed there was a benefit of prediction or later life planning [end-of-life, financial, family, housing (73\u201375%)] but also expected high psychological stress (82%) and self-stigmatization (70%) for those tested.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is considerable heterogeneity and insecurity regarding prediction and early detection in the context of AD in Germany. 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