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American Family Physician March 1, 2006	Dementia with Lewy Bodies A patient and care-giver's guide: What is dementia with Lewy bodies?... How can my doctor tell if I have this type of dementia?... How is dementia with Lewy bodies treated?... etc.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006	Driving and Dementia: What You Should Know A patient hand guide: What is dementia?... How does dementia affect driving?... How do I know if there is a problem?... What can I do if I think someone has a problem?... Where can I get more information?...
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American Family Physician January 1, 2007	Depression in Children and Teens How to recognize depression in your children and resources available for more information.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Insomnia: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep A patient guide to the condition and what to do to improve outcomes.
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American Family Physician December 15, 2006	Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use.
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	When You Are the Caregiver You're a caregiver if you give basic care to a person who has a chronic medical condition. How can I tell if caregiving is putting too much stress on me?... Why is caring for someone with dementia (Alzheimer's disease) so hard?... etc.
American Family Physician March 1, 2003	Memory Loss Why am I losing my memory?... Where Can I Get More Information?... Memory Problems that Are Not Part of Normal Aging... What about when I know a word but cannot recall it?... How can I tell if my memory problems are serious?... etc.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007	The Common Cold: What You Should Know What people should know to distinguish a common cold from other more serious illnesses.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006	What You Should Know About Worrying Too Much Learn when worrying is a problem and what you can do to get treatment.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006	Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003	What to Do When Your Child Refuses to Go to School What is school refusal?... What other problems are children with school refusal likely to have?... What should I do if my child refuses to go to school?... How will I know if my child is really sick?... How is school refusal treated?... etc.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002	Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health What is good emotional health?... What about anger?... What can I do to avoid problems?... Tips on dealing with your emotions... How does stress affect my emotions?... Can emotional problems be treated?... etc.
American Family Physician January 15, 2003	Health Problems and Your Sex Life People with chronic illnesses can feel tired and depressed a lot of the time. They may have pain, stiffness, or trouble sleeping. They may need medicines or other treatments that affect their sex life.
American Family Physician January 1, 2006	Cognitive Therapy for Depression: What You Should Know A patient hand-out: What is cognitive therapy?... How do I know if I am depressed?... Is this therapy better than medicine for depression?... Where can I get more information?...
American Family Physician December 1, 2005	Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation.
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American Family Physician May 15, 2004	Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures.
American Family Physician August 1, 2006	Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... Which antidepressants can cause this problem?... What can I do if I have antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... etc.
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American Journal of Nursing January 2008 Maslow & Mezey	Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults proposes several approaches that hospital nurses can use to increase recognition of dementia. This article describes the Try This approaches, how to implement them, and how to incorporate them into a hospital's current admission procedures.
American Family Physician April 1, 2006 Neef & Walling	Dementia with Lewy Bodies: An Emerging Disease Dementia with Lewy bodies appears to be the second most common form of dementia, accounting for about one in five cases. The condition is characterized by dementia accompanied by delirium, visual hallucinations, and parkinsonism.
American Family Physician June 1, 2003	Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Advance Directives A consumer guide on planning for how you would make health care choices if you became very sick.
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American Journal of Nursing October 2008	Wandering in Hospitalized Older Adults: Identifying Risk is the First Step in This Approach to Preventing Wandering in Patients with Dementia. People who have dementia are at risk for wandering away from the safety of the care setting and becoming lost in the community. Here are three critical elements of prevention and action.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006	When Your Child Has Sickle Cell Disease A patient's guide: What is sickle cell disease?... What problems can sickle cell disease cause?... What should I do if my child with sickle cell disease is in pain?... etc.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006	Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women A patient's guide: Why should I talk to my doctor about my sexual orientation?... What types of things should I tell my doctor?... Where can I get more information?...
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American Journal of Nursing October 2008	How to Try This: Working with Families of Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia Families provide a considerable amount of informal care and support for older adults living with dementia. And when an older adult with dementia is hospitalized, family caregivers should be seen as important sources of information and included as valuable members of the health care team.
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