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EXPANDED TABLE OF
CONTENTS VOLUME 5, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2002 |
| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| THE USE OF MUSIC TO TREAT PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY |
| Therapeutic use of music prior to surgery is found to lower anxiety levels. |
| MAJOR DEPRESSION AND MARITAL DISTRESS |
| Couples in which the wife has major depression are found to have more marital difficulties than do couples in which the wife is not depressed. |
| PANIC SYMPTOMS DURING REMISSION FROM PANIC DISORDER |
| Panic symptoms during remission from panic disorder are found to indicate increased risk of relapse. It is also found that relapse can occur even when no panic symptoms are present during remission. |
| ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT SLEEP IN PATIENTS WITH INSOMNIA |
| Changes in attitudes and beliefs about sleep are found to be associated with greater improvements in insomnia and greater maintenance of those improvements. |
| OF NOTE |
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Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults
Annual Estimates of the Impact of Cigarette Smoking |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| WEIGHT GAIN AND THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE TO ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION |
| Weight gain is found to be associated with a therapeutic response to olanzapine (Zyprexa) and to clozapine (Clozaril). |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
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Approval of new drug: Xyrem (sodium oxybate or gamma hydroxybutyrate [GHB]) Solution, indicated to reduce the incidence of cataplexy and to improve the symptom of daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy
Product Safety Information: Nicotine Lollipops, Nicotine Lip Balm, Nicotine Water |
| ASSESSMENT |
| The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression1 (HAM-D-17) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |