Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2005
This issue on the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the product of a special meeting of the International Psychogeriatric Association with the cosponsorship of Alzheimer's Disease International, the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the World Health Organization, and the World Psychiatric Association. The meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 10 to 12, 1996. Participants included many of the leading experts on the various aspects of AD diagnosis as well as clinical experts, general experts in the field of AD, organizational representatives, and outstanding clinician-scientists who served as facilitators and in other capacities.