|
Home > QR-E-Letter Archive > 3-17-2005
Issue No. 2 March 17, 2005
Welcome to the free Quick-Reference E-Letter from the publishers of The Complete Practitioner: Mental Health Applications. We hope you find the "Quick-Reference" items (below) interesting and helpful. (NOTE: We do not receive emails at the email address noted in the "From:" line of this email. To contact us, see the options toward the bottom of this page. Thank you.)
We will not disclose your email address to others. Among the reasons that you have received this e-letter are that you have requested it, and/or have subscribed to The Complete Practitioner (printed monthly), and/or you have expressed interest in The Complete Practitioner, and/or a colleague thought you would be interested in receiving this e-letter.
|
QUICK REFERENCE #3: What changes have occurred in the average height and weight of men and women in the US?
The average height of women increased from just over 5-3 (feet-inches) in 1960 to 5-4 in 2002. During that same time, the average weight of women increased from 140 pounds to 164 pounds. The average height of men increased from just over 5-8 in 1960 to 5-9˝ in 2002. During that same time, the average weight of men increased from 166 pounds to 191 pounds.
-Source: National Center for Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04news/americans.htm]
QUICK REFERENCE #4: Which atypical antipsychotic medications have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (through Feb 2005), and when were they approved?
1989: Clozaril (clozapine)
1993: Risperdal (risperidone)
1996: Zyprexa (olanzapine)
1997: Seroquel (quetiapine)
2001: Geodon (ziprasidone)
2002: Abilify (aripiprazole)
QUICK REFERENCE #5: What is the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator and how can it be accessed?
The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator is an online tool that links to the database of the National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs. The Directory describes services (eg, programs for adolescents, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women), what levels of care are offered, and where the treatment program is located (eg, hospital, residential facility, or outpatient facility). The Directory, published for free by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), can be ordered by telephone (800-729-6686) from SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator is searchable and updated monthly. It is located online at http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov.
|
CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) COURSES
For information about online Continuing Education courses that enable you to print out your CE certificate immediately after passing an exam, click here [http://tcpceu.com]. (CE courses are available for purchase.)
THE COMPLETE PRACTITIONER: MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS
For information about our print publication (The Complete Practitioner: Mental Health Applications), click here [http://www.completepractitioner.com]. (Subscriptions to The Complete Practitioner: Mental Health Applications are available for purchase.)
TO SEND THIS E-LETTER TO A COLLEAGUE
To forward this e-letter to a colleague, click here [http://www.completepractitioner.com/cgi-bin/refer.cgi].
TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE QR-E-LETTER
If you received this e-letter from a colleague, you can register to regularly receive this free e-letter (approximately every two weeks). To register to regularly receive this e-letter, click here [http://www.completepractitioner.com/cgi-bin/register.cgi].
TO CHANGE THE E-MAIL ADDRESS TO WHICH YOU WANT THE QR-E-LETTER SENT
To provide us with your changed email address click here [http://www.completepractitioner.com/cgi-bin/change.cgi].
TO STOP RECEIVING THE QR-E-LETTER (ie, to UNREGISTER)
To stop receiving the QR-E-Letter send a blank email to: leave-eletter@completepractitioner.com.
The QR-E-Letter can receive email at eletter@completepractitioner.com. (We do not receive emails at the email address that appears in the "From:" line of this email. Thank you.)
|
IMPORTANT: Inclusion of content in this e-letter is for educational purposes only and does not indicate endorsement of any claims or recommendations made or implied by that content or by the content of any Web sites that are noted in or linked to this e-letter.
| |
We hope that you have enjoyed receiving this e-letter. Please note that a small portion of this e-letter contains advertising (as indicated, for example, by text stating that an item is available for purchase).
| 