[ABSTRACT] OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study is to try to determine if there is a relationship between the amount of time that Alzheimer patient has been diagnosed and the peceived burden by the caregiver.METHOD: Ninety-two caregivers of Alzheimer patients participated in this study. Their mean age was 75.02 years old, while the one of the caregivers was 49.23 years old. The mean of the diagnostic time was 35.29 months and a tipical desviation of 27.32 A ?Burden Scale? by Zarit (19