This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to rheumatoid arthritis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on rheumatoid arthritis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Rheumatoid Arthritis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 5. Patents on Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 6. Books on Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Rheumatoid Arthritis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Atrophic rheumatoid arthritis, Chronic joint inflammation, Felty's syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis with leukopenia, Rheumatoid arthritis with splenoadenomegaly.