EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 4 APRIL 2004
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| IMPACT OF PAIN ON OUTCOME OF TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION |
| Pain is found to be prevalent among patients with depression, and the severity of pain is found to be a strong predictor of treatment outcome. |
| COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR HYPOCHONDRIASIS |
| A brief cognitive-behavioral intervention is found to be beneficial in the treatment of hypochondriasis. |
| ANGER ATTACKS AND BIPOLAR DISORDER |
| The presence of anger attacks during a depressive episode is found to be more common among patients with bipolar disorder than among patients with major depression. |
| BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY |
| Morning bright light therapy may have an antidepressant effect on pregnant women. |
| OF NOTE |
| Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems |
| ETCETERA |
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Causes of Death in the United States
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| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| AUGMENTING SSRIs WITH PINDOLOL IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION |
| Use of pindolol (Visken) to augment selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms within the first 2 weeks of treatment. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Product Safety Information: The prescribing information for several antidepressants is being revised to include a warning of worsening depression or the emergence of suicidality.
Product Safety Information: The prescribing information for all atypical antipsychotics is being revised to include a warning of the risk of developing hyperglycemia and diabetes.
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| ASSESSMENT |
| School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised (SRAS-R) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |
