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EXPANDED TABLE OF
CONTENTS VOLUME 5, NUMBER 6 JUNE 2002 |
| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| TATTOOS, BODY PIERCINGS, AND RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR |
| Tattoos and body piercings among adolescents are found to be associated with greater frequency of and greater involvement in risk-taking behavior. |
| DIAGNOSING NARCOLEPSY |
| Narcolepsy patients are found to have been given a wide variety of diagnoses in the year prior to the diagnosis of narcolepsy. |
| COUPLES-BASED BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS |
| In the treatment of male alcohol and/or drug abusers, adding couples-based behavioral therapy to individual cognitive-behavioral therapy is associated with improved treatment outcome and also with improvement in the psychosocial functioning of the couples’ children. |
| OF NOTE |
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Daytime Napping and Nighttime Sleep
Sequence and Age of the Acquisition of Toilet-Training Skills Adolescents with Role Models (Associated with Protective Psychosocial Characteristics) |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| Typical Antipsychotics and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
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Approval of new indication for Zoloft: treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Approval of new drug: Ritalin LA (methylphenidate) Extended-Release Capsules, indicated in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| TRACKING THE DATA |
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Virtual Reality Therapy for Fear of Flying
Cocaine and Fatal Hyperthermia |
| ASSESSMENT |
| The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) to screen for dementia |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |