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American Family Physician January 15, 2003 Nusbaum et al.	Chronic Illness and Sexual Functioning Patients who have chronic illness often have difficulties with sexual functioning. With an understanding of the impact that illness can have on sexual functioning and the use of basic management strategies, family physicians can readily enhance quality of life for their patients.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Nancy A. Phillips	Female Sexual Dysfunction: Evaluation and Treatment Sexual dysfunction includes desire, arousal, orgasmic and sex pain disorders (dyspareunia and vaginismus). Primary care physicians must assume a proactive role in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders...
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 As-Sanie, Gantt & Rosenthal	Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents The family physician plays a key role by engaging adolescent patients in confidential, open, and nonthreatening discussions of reproductive health, responsible sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Sally A. Mravcak	Primary Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Physicians can improve care for lesbians and bisexual women by acknowledging the potential barriers to care (e.g., hesitancy of physicians to inquire about sexual orientation and of patients to disclose their sexual behavior) and working to create a therapeutic physician-patient relationship.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens	Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group.
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Joel E. Gallant	HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral By the year 2005, the CDC seeks to achieve the following: reduce annual new HIV infections from the current estimated 40,000 cases to 20,000 cases through the use of interventions such as counseling, HIV testing, and referral
Nurse Practitioner January 2009 Clair Kaplan	Assessing & Managing Female Sexual Dysfunction NPs can be important first-line, healthcare providers for women with FSD.
Nurse Practitioner September 2009 Meagan A. Holcomb et al.	Adolescent Contraception: Sorting Out the Facts Adolescent contraception is a complex issue for healthcare providers. Clinicians are encouraged to provide anticipatory guidance to adolescent patients and their families concerning sexual behavior and appropriate contraception methods.
American Family Physician March 1, 2001 Sheela L. Lahoti	Evaluating the Child for Sexual Abuse Because the examination findings of most child victims of sexual abuse are within normal limits or are nonspecific, the child's statements are extremely important...
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 Forrest Lang	Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency...
American Family Physician October 1, 2000	AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents...
American Family Physician May 1, 2003 Miller et al.	Update on the Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published updated guidelines that provide new strategies for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D.	Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician...
American Journal of Nursing March 2010 Bradley-Springer et al.	Every Nurse Is an HIV Nurse The evolution of HIV infection into a chronic disease has implications across all clinical care settings. Every nurse should be knowledgeable about the disease in order to provide high-quality care to people with or at risk for HIV.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Sex Isn't Working for Me. What Can I Do? When you have problems with sex, doctors call it "sexual dysfunction." Men and women can have it. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women.
American Family Physician April 15, 2001 Lori J. Heim	Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Dyspareunia Dyspareunia is genital pain associated with sexual intercourse. Although this condition has historically been defined by psychologic theories, the current treatment approach favors an integrated pain model...
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 Robert L. Phillips, Jr.	Depression and Sexual Desire Asking a depressed patient about libido and sexual function and tailoring treatment to minimize adverse effects on sexual function can significantly increase treatment compliance and improve the quality of the patient's life...
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
Salon.com June 29, 2001 Jennifer Foote Sweeney	Sexual healing Surgeon General David Satcher issues a clear-eyed report on sex -- and perhaps signs his own political death warrant in the process...
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Mental Health For Men Greater understanding of new and emerging mental illnesses for men is important, and hopefully the following will help to raise your awareness.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Ann M. Khalsa	Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection The epidemic of HIV continues, and the infection is converting into a treatable chronic disease; therefore, it is increasingly important for family physicians to be current with and comfortable in providing basic care to patients infected with HIV.
Nursing January 2011 Carl A. Kirton	HIV: The Changing Epidemic Since its emergence in the early 1980s, HIV infection in the United States has evolved from an acute debilitating condition to a chronic, treatable illness.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Susan Louisa Montauk	The Homeless in America: Adapting Your Practice In 2004, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse placed eight guidelines from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on its Web site. Seven of the guidelines are on specific disease processes and one is on general care.
Salon.com October 26, 2000 Barbara Raab	The vagina dialogues Hundreds of doctors gather in Boston for their annual gabfest about women's sexual dysfunction -- but some of their colleagues say they're misguided...
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American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Kelly Colleen McDonald	Child Abuse: Approach and Management A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to adequately evaluate and treat child abuse victims; however, the responsibility often lies with the family physician to recognize and treat these cases at first presentation to prevent significant morbidity and mortality.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Richard J. Ackermann	End-of-life Care Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical Association's Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care curriculum module on withholding or withdrawing therapy...
Salon.com April 19, 2002 Amy Benfer	What's so bad about good sex? "Harmful to Minors" author Judith Levine talks about why American parents are afraid of their teenagers' sexuality, says kids know the difference between coercion and consent -- and blasts critics who say she advocates pedophilia...
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
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Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000	Letters to the Editor Further Discussion on the Role of Pap Smear Screening
ifeminists April 13, 2009 Wendy McElroy	Understanding Sexual Harassment With all the "guidance" offered by lawsuits, feminist theorists, government agencies, and privately drafted policies, a question about sexual harassment still remains: what is it?
American Journal of Nursing January 2010	Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time.
Managed Care November 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	When Falling in Love Falls Out of Bounds The subject of physician-patient boundaries illustrates how well-intentioned policy can be written in a way that is simply too shallow to serve the goals of ethics
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American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Smucny & Park	Clinical Inquiries From the Family Practice Inquiries Network: Which antidepressant is best to avoid sexual dysfunction?
Nursing October 2010 Linda Schiech	HPV-related cancer: An equal opportunity danger Although many people know that HPV infections are the leading cause of cervical cancer, they might be surprised to learn that HPV is also associated with other kinds of cancer, including cancers of the head and neck, and anal and penile cancers.
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Nurse Practitioner December 2010 Susanne Quallich	Male infertility: A primer for NPs Practitioners should feel comfortable addressing basic reproductive health questions, and referring men to a male infertility specialist or an andrologist for additional evaluation if the male has additional concerns.
American Family Physician December 1, 2005 Gregory Juckett	Cross-Cultural Medicine Cultural competency is an essential skill for family physicians because of increasing ethnic diversity among patient populations.
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Nursing March 2010 Peg Gray-Vickrey	Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Searight & Gafford	Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians When considering therapeutic options, physicians should consider that members of many cultural groups prefer that family members, rather than patients, make treatment decisions.
Health March 2006 Joan Raymond	Rx for Passion Want a better sex life? Just follow the advice from psychotherapist and sex educator Laura Berman as contained in her book The Passion Prescription: Ten Weeks to Your Best Sex Ever! Here's an interview with the author.
American Family Physician June 15, 2003 Matthew Neff	Newsletter Web Sites Expand Health Information for Asian and Pacific Americans... Consensus Report Identifies 30 Patient Safety Practices for Health Care Settings... Sexual Issues Are Top Health Concern for American Adolescents and Young Adults... etc.