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 autoimmune hepatitis, 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 autoimmune hepatitis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Autoimmune Hepatitis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Autoimmune Hepatitis; Chapter 4. Patents on Autoimmune Hepatitis; Chapter 5. Books on Autoimmune Hepatitis; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Autoimmune Hepatitis; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Autoimmune Hepatitis; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Autoimmune Hepatitis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: acute viral hepatitis A, alcoholic steatonecrosis, Chronic aggressive hepatitis, Chronic lobular hepatitis, Congenital Liver Cirrhosis, Delta agent, Diffuse Hepatocellular Inflammatory Disease, Giant Cell Disease of the Liver, Giant Cell Hepatitis, HBV, Hepatitis delta virus, Idiopathic Neonatal Hepatitis, Infectious hepatitis, Ischemic hepatitis, lupoid hepatitis.