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Call your health care provider if someone close to you experiences symptoms of senile dementia/Alzheimer's type.Call your health care provider if a person with this disorder experiences a sudden change in mental status.(A rapid change may indicate...
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Social workers, counselors, and support group facilitators may also provide emotional support, practical advice, and information about community resources. Special Alzheimer's disease facilities may be used for either respite day care or as perman...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.The training a neurologist receives enables the individual to recognize nervous system malfunctions, to accurately diagnose th...
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A Harvard Medical School doctor answers your question about the appropriate doctor to see after suffering a stroke.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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Harvard Medical School doctor addresses the question of whether a woman should see a gynecologist or an internist beyond her childbearing years.
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Geriatrics literally means the care of old persons. Practically, geriatrics combines two elements: gerontology and chronic disease.
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Recognized as a world expert on aging, neuropsychiatrist Robert Neil Butler, M.D., helped lead the drive to make "geriatrics" a formal medical discipline.
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Upon graduation from medical school, a doctor enters a three-year psychiatric residency program for training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mood, anxiety, substance-abuse and gender-identity disorders, as well as and other psychological and interpersonal problems. A geriatric psychiatric fellowship offers psychiatrists an additional 12 months of training to provide them with the skills needed to manage the neuropsychiatric problems of the aging population.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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