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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 10    OCTOBER 2005
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.

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.

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC-SPECTRUM DISORDERS
In individuals with high-functioning autistic-spectrum disorders (ASD), obsessions and compulsions are found to be common.

INTERPERSONAL AND SOCIAL RHYTHM THERAPY FOR BIPOLAR I DISORDER
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.

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.