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Articles in Oct, 2008 issue of Clinical Psychiatry News

• Nortriptyline may aid ECT efficacy
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Vital signs
• Illicit drug use dips among youth and young adults: baby boomers' rates more than double
  by Jeff Evans
• Pediatric schizophrenia findings consistent
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Marked neurocognitive deficits apparent in early-onset psychotic disorders
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Sustained rise in youth suicide sparks call for data
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Suicide risk 15 times higher for PTSD patients: survey of 36,000 French citizens supports psychotraumatism screening in psychiatric evals
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Election 2008; Physicians' perspectives
• Let's make mental health a global priority
  by Amin A. Muhammad Gadit
• Aren't we already 'qualitists?'
  by Lee H. Beecher
• Let's reward good behavior
  by Arthur Lazarus
• Complexities in psychiatry
  by Lawrence W. Adler
• Antidepressants may extend need for hypnotics
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Intervention cuts STI rates among black women
  by Susan London
• Rapid HIV testing of homeless vets beneficial
  by Susan London
• Asenapine may ease schizophrenia symptoms
  by Sherry Boschert
• Author Allan Peterkin encourages therapists to 'prepare a list of books and articles that explore themes relevant to your patient's exploration.' Is Dr. Peterkin's advice useful?
  by Paul J. Fink
• Better physician education urged on metabolic disorders
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Deep brain stimulation lifts severe depression; Technique may suppress activation of brain region that malfunctions in cases of resistant disease
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Metabolic syndrome common with clozapine
• For early PTSD treatment, cognitive therapies better than escitalopram
• Balance efficacy, safety in bipolar depression
  by Sherry Boschert
• Sildenafil reduces adverse sexual effects of sris in women
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Paliperidone ER eases mania, depression
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Do [beta]-blockers cause depression?
  by Jan Leard-Hansson
• Data offer insight into postpartum depression
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Meta-analysis: long-term therapy is effective
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Quetiapine bests paroxetine in bipolar trial
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Rebooting the brain for assertiveness
  by Robert T. London
• Acetaminophen use linked to later asthma development
  by Diana Mahoney
• Gene variation may flag risk for early-onset depression
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Insulin tied to decreased brain plaques in AD
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Experimental drug that targets tau may aid memory in dementia
• Investigational antibody may dissolve plaques
• Type of drink is more critical than number
  by Kerri Wachter
• Comorbid mental disorders predict chronic medical illness
  by Kerri Wachter
• Pregabalin matches naltrexone in lowering alcohol craving
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Drinking behavior assessed among hispanics
  by Kerri Wachter
• Expectations lowered for disulfiram
  by Bruce Jancin
• Efavirenz may have edge for advanced HIV
  by Susan London
• Preventing post-rape psychopathology
  by Diana Mahoney
• Rasagiline delays symptoms in early Parkinson's
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Selegiline reduces some adverse events in Parkinson's
  by Patrice Wendling
• Try tailored psychotherapy for fibromyalgia
  by Bruce Jancin
• TMS shows efficacy for treating migraine with aura
  by Diana Mahoney
• Best Tx unclear for disordered eating in type 1
  by Bruce Jancin
• Factors help predict eating disorders in diabetes
  by Bruce Jancin
• Fish oil may cut heart failure mortality, morbidity
  by Bruce Jancin
• Swedish study shows that heart failure is no longer deadlier than most cancers
• Women smokers lose twice as many years of good health as men
• Adiposity trumps BMI as predictor of stroke
  by Kerri Wachter
• Community- and Faith-Based Services
• Drug approved for Parkinson's
• Substance use relapse
• Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions
• Avoiding antipsychotic polypharmacy
  by Gina L. Henderson
• Commission in transition
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Report backs standardizing criteria for diversion across hospitals
  by Alicia Ault
• Physician groups protest timeline for ICD-10 switch
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Teva loses risperidone exclusivity
• Media influences tobacco use
• Tobacco control support drops
• CSPI tries to dampen sparks
• Pfizer touts its drug safety site
• Grants to MDs in Hurricanes
• How much are we worth?
  by H. Steven Moffic
• Editorial advisory board
• Substance Abuse brochure in Spanish
• Right unilateral placement in ECT endorsed
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Brain abnormalities appear heritable in OCD
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• CBT cited as only proven treatment for trauma
  by Fran Lowry
• 'Fever phobia' still exists in many communities
  by Betsy Bates
• Disaster response Dialogue
• Psychologists OK anti-torture policy