EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2006
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR |
| In patients with recurrent episodes of schizophrenia, risk for violence is found to be influenced by clinical and nonclinical factors.
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| POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND DEPRESSION IN BATTLE-INJURED SOLDIERS |
| Among seriously injured soldiers, severity of physical problems shortly after the injury is found to be associated with the persistence and later onset of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
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| IMPACT OF DEPRESSION ON JOB PERFORMANCE
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| In patients with depression, several aspects of job performance are found to be negatively affected.
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| QUICKSTATS |
| Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| KETAMINE INJECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION |
| Rapid antidepressant effects are found to result from intravenous injection of ketamine. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Product Safety Information: The Warnings Section in the labeling of Paxil and Paxil CR (paroxetine hydrochloride) has been revised to include warnings of increased risk of suicide in adults, particularly in young adults. |
| Product Safety Information: An FDA Public Health Advisory warns that combined use of triptans (5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonists used to treat migraine headaches) and SSRIs or SNRIs may result in life-threatening serotonin syndrome. |
| Approval Aricept Indication is Expanded to Include Treatment of Severe Alzheimer’s Disease
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| Approval Risperdal Receives New Indication: Treatment of Irritability Associated With Autistic Disorder in Children and Adolescents
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) [There is open access to the TSQ; user name is not required.] |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |