EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 4 APRIL 2006
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| DIABETES, DEPRESSION, AND MORTALITY |
| In patients with type 2 diabetes, the presence of either major or minor depression is found to be associated with a higher rate of mortality.
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| SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT IN MATERNAL DEPRESSION: ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN |
| In mothers with major depression, symptom improvement is found to be associated with positive effects on their children.
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| IMPACT OF MATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS ON PARENTING PRACTICES WITH INFANTS
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| Postpartum depressive symptoms are found to be associated with a decrease in some healthy parenting practices.
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| OUTCOME OF NONPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
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| Adverse events associated with medical and surgical services delivered during nonpsychiatric hospitalizations are found to occur more often in patients with schizophrenia than in patients without schizophrenia. |
| QUICKSTATS |
| Illicit Drug Use Among Adolescents |
| OF NOTE |
| Young Adults Who Were Born at Extremely Low Birth Weight |
| PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG COMPARISON STUDY |
| EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| In patients with schizophrenia, antipsychotic medications are found to be effective. However, their effectiveness is found to be limited by a high rate of discontinuation. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Approval (new drug) of Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system). Indication: treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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| In the Pipeline: Sparlon (modafinil) [recommendation to not approve]
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Bullying (second installment of a two-part series) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |
