In this article, get an overview of the revised clinical diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including the preclinical stage, MCI due to AD, and dementia due to AD; discover the rationale behind the updates; and find out how they apply to your clinical practice.

How does Alzheimer’s disease (AD) impact caregivers? To find out, review results from this study that examined the association between AD symptom severity and caregiver outcomes, including caregiver burden, psychiatric conditions, health care resource use, and lost work productivity.

This interactive case features a geriatric patient whose family reports changes in behavior (such as rudeness and anxiety), problems handling money and misplacing items, and difficulty naming objects correctly. After reviewing his history and test results, you can diagnose Mr A and then find out how your colleagues at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute responded.

Autistic disorder is characterized by qualitative impairments in reciprocal social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, among other characteristics.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with childhood onset characterized by atypical developments.

Participate in this case vignette to diagnose a 66-year-old man whose chief complaint is "memory problems." Could dementia be the cause of his cognitive impairment? Answer this and other questions about this patient case and compare your practice to those of your colleagues at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute.

Learn about the benefits of and tools for diagnosing dementia in the early stages, and find out about conducting cognitive evaluations so that you can catch dementia and possibly slow neurodegeneration.

Did you know that dementia with Lewy bodies accounts for up to 35% of dementia cases? Get a summary of the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies, find out about its pathology and radiographic features, and get recommendations for treating this disorder in primary care.

A vast array of idiopathic somatic complaints are common among depressed persons across the lifespan.

Headaches account for a high percentage of office visits to primary care physicians.

Parkinsonism is a neurologic syndrome that manifests as any combination of 6 cardinal features: tremor at rest, rigidity, bradykinesia/hypokinesia, flexed posture, loss of postural reflexes, and the freezing phenomenon.

About 20% of patients treated with standard neuroleptic drugs are affected with tardive dyskinesia (TD), and approximately 5% are expected to develop TD with each year of neuroleptic treatment.

Catatonia refers to a broad group of movement abnormalities usually associated with mood disorders and schizophrenia.

American society has been through significant changes in our lifetime. Recent events have focused people on the stability of their employment and the continuity of their income flow.

Do you know the signs and symptoms of MS? Participate in these activities to learn about the pathophysiology and presentation of MS, updated diagnostic criteria, and first- and second-line agents used to treat this illness.

Have you ever wondered how often multiple sclerosis (MS) is complicated by neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, mania, or cognitive impairment?

Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of brain function characterized by progressive incoordination of gait and is often associated with poor coordination of hands, speech, and eye movements.

A retrospective review of published literature disclosed case reports of seizures following citalopram overdose.

In patients with cirrhosis, cognitive impairment may occur as a result of several mechanisms.

In this CME series, learn about the new diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, and ways to involve patients in the management of their illness.

Unexplained somatic complaints, including pain, are a common phenomenon among depressed adults. However, to the best of our knowledge, an article about the prevalence of pain complaints among depressed adolescents has yet to be published.

The role played by the brain’s dopamine system in pain control has garnered attention in recent years.

In this era of exponential growth of the "metabolic syndrome" and obesity, lifestyle modifications could be a cost-effective way to improve health and quality of life.

We describe a patient in a skilled nursing facility who had symptom exacerbation of bipolar disorder while taking divalproex and olanzapine.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a longstanding personality dysfunction that is characterized by, among other features, ongoing difficulties with self-regulation.

Chronic insomnia is a common complaint in the general population as well as in various subpopulations such as the elderly, psychiatric patients, and shift workers4; however, longitudinal data are lacking on their long-term treatment course.

We read with interest the recenetly published discussion concerning the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in the primary care setting.

Is it reasonable to assume that just about everyone becomes depressed following a stroke?

Consumption of nonbeverage ethanols, such as hand-sanitizers, mouthwash, hairspray, aftershave lotion, cold remedies, and fuel, for the purpose of intoxication has been reported in the literature.

Have you ever wondered how much alcohol a person has to drink (and for how long) before he or she risks developing a withdrawal syndrome after sudden abstinence?