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EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2000
TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Partner support is found to be effective in the treatment of postpartum depression.

SCHIZOPHRENIA / SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER
In patients with psychosis, the use of compensatory strategies are found to improve functioning and motivation as well as decrease symptoms and lower relapse rates.

FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD
In a research review, the female athlete triad is described, and treatment strategies are discussed.

MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA
Preliminary findings suggest that muscle dysmorphia is a distinct diagnostic entity.

DIVORCE
This is the second of a 2-part series based on a review of key empirical studies conducted from 1990 to 1999 on children’s adjustment to marital conflict, divorce, and postdivorce conflict.

OF NOTE
Children’s success in school depends largely on the level of social and emotional competence they have achieved as preschoolers . . .

PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG COMPARISON STUDY
DEPRESSION: sertraline (Zoloft) vs imipramine (eg, Tofranil)

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE
Lithium augmentation of antidepressant medication is found to be effective in the continuation phase of treatment of depression

FDA NEWS AND REVIEW
IN THE PIPELINE: The FDA’s Psychopharmacological Drugs Advisory Committee recommends approval of Zeldox (an atypical antipsychotic manufactured by Pfizer, Inc) for the treatment of schizophrenia.

EPIDEMIOLOGY
Alcohol and Tobacco Use in the United States

ASSESSMENT
Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)

RESOURCES
Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials.