Articles from Clinical Psychiatry News (June 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A quick quiz on bipolar therapy.			301
ADHD, long-term use of stimulants.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	172
Adherence problems persist in schizophrenia.	Sherman, Carl		1221
Adjunctive olanzapine for OCD.	Evans, Jeff	Brief Article	129
Advance directives may undermine good care.	Silverman, Jennifer		607
Alzheimer's care becoming increasingly atypical.	Finn, Robert		565
An evidence-based approach: M. officinalis and S. officinalis for Alzheimer's.	Walsh, Nancy		903
Approaches, perspectives on ADHD.	London, Robert T.	Column	1199
Assessing bulimia.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	168
Bipolar patients better understand value of medication, compliance with psychotherapy.	Frieden, Joyce		940
CAM use assessed in patients who have chronic pain.	Perlstein, Steve		423
Cardiovascular disease related to depression, RA.	Walsh, Nancy		726
CDC: Web ads cost effective.	Perlstein, Steve	Brief Article	247
Chronic mania studied.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	150
Combo therapy for hypertension, dyslipidemia.	Jancin, Bruce		356
Consider venlafaxine for short-term PTSD treatment.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	268
Costly copayments.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	143
CPT panel moves ahead on EM coding changes: numerous attempts to revise the coding descriptors and guidelines have been made over the last decade.	Schneider, Mary Ellen		857
Dangers of mixing drugs, alcohol.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	136
Debate on drug reimportation is heating up.	Schneider, Mary Ellen		688
Dementia scoring tool uses caregiver input to assess status.	Sullivan, Michele G.		416
Depressed patients and pain meds.	Perlstein, Steve		342
Depression casts shadow over three generations: grandchildren of depressed individuals have a higher rate of anxiety disorder before puberty.	Sherman, Carl		551
Disaster research could better serve mental health.	Norton, Patrice G.W.		531
Discrimination adversely affects baseline cortisol levels.	Bureau, Tallahassee		281
Drug for migraine prevention near approval.	Jancin, Bruce		819
Drug may ease decline of Alzheimer's long term.	Franklin, Deeanna	Brief Article	284
Duloxetine benefits women with fibromyalgia: men on duloxetine fared worse on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire total score than men on placebo.	Perlstein, Steve		466
Duloxetine effective for diabetic neuropathic pain.	Perlstein, Steve		318
Early data show older women can be infected with high-risk strains of HPV.	Walsh, Nancy		652
Early disorders often precede substance abuse.	Sherman, Carl		516
Enhanced external counterpulsation for RLS.	Jancin, Bruce		563
Epilepsy guidelines focus on newer agents: off-label use provides equal efficacy and fewer side effects, compared with older antiepileptics.	Jancin, Bruce		998
Evidence-based Tx largely ignored in bipolar disorder: in one study, just 52% of 3,687 prescriptions written were based on data.	Boschert, Sherry		506
Executive function test superior predictor of decline.	Jancin, Bruce		533
Expert says integration, collaboration needed to fix Medicare.	Boschert, Sherry		383
Extent of New York's HIV epidemic emerging.	Boschert, Sherry		528
Fast-dissolving sumatriptan beats placebo for migraine.	MacReady, Norra	Brief Article	305
FDA draws fire on failed OTC bid for Plan B: government official cites lack of safety data on girls 14-16 years old, denies bowing to political pressure.	Worcester, Sharon		1291
FDA is cracking down on manufacturers of 'andro'.	Walsh, Nancy		526
Framingham data show cancer dx increases cardiovascular risk.	Finn, Robert	Brief Article	291
Gender, academics, social connections predict which teens will start smoking.	Frieden, Joyce		713
Genetics and conduct disorder.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	125
Gonorrhea Tx in men who have sex with men.	Mulcahy, Nicholas	Brief Article	1033
Hospital program targets homeless.	Frieden, Joyce		741
If one atypical antipsychotic fails, try another.	Boschert, Sherry		560
Incoming APA chief stresses broad view.	Sherman, Carl		534
Increased alcohol tax gains favor.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	116
Inmates much like us.		Letter to the Editor	302
Intense CBT helps treatment-refractory OCD: pediatric patients in University of Florida program saw dramatic improvements in short periods.	McNamara, Damian		1145
Intervene to counter weight loss in elderly: depression is usually the biggest culprit.	McNamara, Damian		805
Isolation, depression may worsen atherosclerosis.	Worcester, Sharon		316
Lower LDL cholesterol after coronary event: patients benefit from a high-dose statin regimen, but the cost of such treatment could be an issue.	Jancin, Bruce		901
Manufacturer halts shipments of nefazodone: Bristol-Myers Squibb says the move is based on declining sales--not reports of liver toxicity.	Mechcatie, Elizabeth		584
MDs want single-payer plan.	Kirschner, Melvin H.	Letter to the Editor	179
Measure fasting glucose in nondiabetic MI patients.	Jancin, Bruce		318
Mental health services may fit into primary care.	Boschert, Sherry		1217
Mental health treatment common.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	147
Mentally ill women think menopause worsens their illness.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	303
Midlife cardiovascular risk bolsters dementia risk: smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes were assessed in this prospective study.	Jancin, Bruce	Brief Article	493
Mifepristone may ease psychotic depression.	Boschert, Sherry		614
Naltrexone and self-injurious behavior.	Leard-Hansson, Jan; Guttmacher, Laurence		830
Near-fatal asthma attacks tied to menstruation.	Norton, Patrice G.W.	Brief Article	216
New oral rapid HIV test is expected by summer.	McNamara, Damian		919
PalmPilots allow home assessments of ADHD: the interface needs to be simple to use, because the families might not be technologically sophisticated.	McNamara, Damian		468
Panic disorder, major depression inherited separately from atopy.	McNamara, Damian		393
Pediatric standards for BMI miss 2.1 million overweight teenagers.	MacNeil, Jane Salodof		490
Pfizer's Neurontin settlement.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	161
Physical contact with patients.	Fink, Paul J.		1790
Physicians want drugs removed from pay formula.	Schneider, Mary Ellen		360
Postop pain scores don't correlate with procedure, other variables.	Bates, Betsy		568
Postpartum disorders.	Evans, Jeff	Brief Article	138
Premature birth and depression.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	132
Preventing bipolar I relapse.	Evans, Jeff	Brief Article	149
Prior miscarriage prompts new pregnancy anxiety: researchers theorize that women who grieve more will be at increased risk for clinical depression.	Splete, Heidi		757
Prognostic factors identified in Alzheimer's.	MacReady, Norra		610
Prophylaxis for depression.	Evans, Jeff	Brief Article	142
Psychodynamics curricula should stress data: experts want the next generation made aware of the evidence supporting psychodynamic theory.	Sherman, Carl		807
Psychometric assessment.	Pollak, Jerrold	Letter to the Editor	224
Psychopharmacology can be used to teach psychodynamics.	Sherman, Carl		589
Psychotherapy may offer more benefits for PTSD.	Sherman, Carl		424
PTSD: for many, different goals are needed; Focus on rehabilitation rather than remission for patients who have symptoms that prove persistent.	McNamara, Damian		747
Punitive measures won't stop medical mistakes.	Silverman, Jennifer		601
Rapid AIDS relief.	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	111
Rapid HIV testing offers help in three clinical settings.			588
Restless legs syndrome: new data encouraging; The FDA has been asked to grant a new RLS indication for ropinirole, a dopamine agonist.	Jancin, Bruce		789
Sept. 11 events raised blood pressures across U.S.	Tucker, Miriam E.		404
Seven variables may predict panic disorder, agoraphobia relapse.	McNamara, Damian		318
Should fewer studies appear in popular media?	Frieden, Joyce	Brief Article	314
Single dose of stimulant works better for drivers.	Moon, Mary Ann		321
Smokers are more likely to develop vulvar neoplasia.	Walsh, Nancy	Brief Article	312
Smoking and depression.	Franklin, Deeanna	Brief Article	291
Some Ca increasing in post-HAART era.	Boschert, Sherry	Brief Article	205
St. John's Wort affects Ca drug's metabolism.	Mahoney, Diana		395
Statins may not affect hippocampal volume.	Wachter, Kerri		581
Statins recommended for most type 2 diabetics.	Tucker, Miriam E.		950
Stimulant beats nonstimulant in interim study of ADHD children.	Norton, Patrice G.W.		559
Substance abuse, schizophrenia often coexist: brain imaging shows that alcohol abuse magnifies the grey matter deficits associated with schizophrenia.	Sherman, Carl		508
Survey reveals arthritis prevalence in 30 states.	Splete, Heidi	Brief Article	303
Switching biologics may improve response in patients with severe RA.	Walsh, Nancy		406
Teen compliance higher with low-carb diets.	Sullivan, Michele G.		665
The art of Lynnda Pardoe.	Franklin, Deeanna	Brief Article	251
The artist's reflections.	Pardoe, Lynnda		1207
Topiramate Tx effective for essential tremor.	Jancin, Bruce	Brief Article	276
Tort reform opposition.	Britton, John J.	Letter to the Editor	118
Trans-capsaicin patch gives extended pain relief.	Jancin, Bruce		592
Trauma history tied to lower survival in Ca.	Worcester, Sharon	Brief Article	197
Treat for depression before dementia.	Tucker, Miriam E.	Brief Article	287
Treating trauma survivors.	Evans, Jeff	Brief Article	143
Try atypical neuroleptics first for dementia agitation.	Tucker, Miriam E.		461
Try augmentation to beat fatigue in depression.	Boschert, Sherry		550
Veterans with PTSD, schizophrenia more likely to exhibit suicidality.	Frieden, Joyce		250
War, sanity, and asylum.	Atkinson, Roland		1675
Weight problems may be tied to anger habits.	Finn, Robert		331
Women view ACS symptoms as less severe.	Perlstein, Steve	Brief Article	245