EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2005
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| ACUTE AND TRANSIENT PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS |
| Outcome among patients with acute and transient psychotic disorders is found to be more favorable than that of patients with positive schizophrenia.
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| COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS |
| Among adults who have recently attempted suicide, cognitive therapy is found to be effective in preventing repeat attempts.
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| OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC-SPECTRUM DISORDERS
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| In individuals with high-functioning autistic-spectrum disorders (ASD), obsessions and compulsions are found to be common.
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| INTERPERSONAL AND SOCIAL RHYTHM THERAPY FOR BIPOLAR I DISORDER
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| Among patients with bipolar I disorder, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy administered during the acute phase of treatment is associated with longer periods of remission. |
| OF NOTE |
| Crime Victimization of People With Severe Mental Illness |
| ETCETERA |
| Key Components of a Drug Court |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE NALTREXONE FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE |
| Long-acting injectable naltrexone is found to be effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Product Safety Information: (1) Strattera (atomoxetine): new warnings concerning an increased risk of suicidal thinking in children and adolescents; (2) Paxil and Paxil CR (paroxetine): new precautions concerning an increased risk of overall major congenital malformations associated with paroxetine taken during the first trimester of pregnancy; (3) Cymbalta (duloxetine): new precautions concerning an increased risk for further liver damage in patients with preexisting liver disease who take Cymbalta.
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |