EXPANDED TABLE OF
CONTENTS
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2001
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TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY |
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Symptoms of depression are found to be more common during pregnancy than after childbirth.
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ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS |
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For high-risk college drinkers, a brief, individualized preventive intervention is found to have long-term benefits.
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OPIOID USE DISORDERS |
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Behavioral therapies are found to improve the effectiveness of naltrexone (ReVia) treatment of opioid dependence.
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SUICIDALITY
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Adolescent same-sex sexual orientation is found to be associated with increased suicidal risk.
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OF NOTE
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Approximately 850,000 children receive their education through home schooling.
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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE
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Grapefruit juice (but not other citrus juices) inhibits the cytochrome P-450 3A4 enzyme system (CYP3A4), resulting in elevation of the serum concentrations of medications that are metabolized by CYP3A4.
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FDA NEWS AND REVIEW
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Approval (revision of PTSD indication): Zoloft (sertraline) for the long-term treatment posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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ASSESSMENT |
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Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS)
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RESOURCES
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Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg,
professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to
receive those materials.
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