He delivers video taped evidence of the shortcomings, particularly of physician language, when delivering the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. He makes a full critical assessment of these in order to arrive at practical advice that physicians can use to make a more effective and practically useful diagnosis. The author's use of the literature is therefore well balanced with the rest of his work, including his own conclusions, critical assessments, and recommendations. The article itself is also well organized, with the reader always being fully aware of the author's purpose. The connections between and development of ideas are logical, right to the end of the article. Furthermore, the author makes very important recommendations, and provides a full assessment of the shortcomings of current research and the need for further research.

The only criticism might be against the title, which takes the form of an implied instructional article. The article is hardly an instruction on how to deliver...

While there is an instructional component, where suggestions are made about how to deliver the news, I feel that this is not the focus point of the article to the extent that it merits an entire title. Instead, I would modify the title to focus more on the fact that today's patients receive inadequate diagnoses because of a basic lack of thorough research. Furthermore, the article is far more academic than the title implies; I would therefore use a more formal academic title than the one provided.
In conclusion, however, the article was very well put together, with a logical connection between the statement of the situation, a development of an argument for change, a consideration of the implications of such a change, and finally recommendations for further action and study.

Reference

Carpenter, B. (2009, Spring). 'You Have Alzheimer's Disease.' How to Reveal a Diagnosis and How to Deal with the Reactions. Generations - Journal of the American Society on Aging.