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EXPANDED TABLE OF
CONTENTS VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5 MAY 2001 |
| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION |
| Brief interpersonal group therapy is found to reduce the likelihood of postpartum major depression in financially disadvantaged pregnant women who are at risk for postpartum major depression. |
| ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER |
| In preschool children with core symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parent training is found to be an effective intervention. |
| ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS |
| Couples’ drinking patterns are found to be associated with violence between partners and with alcohol-related partnership problems. |
| SLEEP DISORDERS |
| Melatonin is found to be effective in the treatment of initial insomnia in medically ill patients. |
| SLEEP DISORDERS |
| Sleep problems in school-aged children are found to be associated with medical and behavior problems. |
| OF NOTE |
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A club drug, PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine), has been reemerging after being relatively dormant since 1974.
Heavy cigarette smoking in adolescence is found to be associated with a higher risk of some anxiety disorders during early adulthood. |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| A taper-off program for chronic benzodiazepine use is found to be effective in general practice treatment of patients with depression. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
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Approval (new indication): Paxil (paroxetine) for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
Approval: SleepStrip Disposable Apnea Screen -- prescreening tool that monitors nasal and oral airflow to determine the need for further clinical evaluation by polysomnography based on patient’s SleepStrip score |
| ASSESSMENT |
| The NIMH Life Chart Method – SELF/PROSPECTIVE Ratings (for charting bipolar and unipolar affective disorders) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |