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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1    JANUARY 2007
TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS
BARIATRIC SURGERY COMPLICATIONS
The rate of bariatric surgery-related complications during the first six months after surgery is found to be substantial.

AWARENESS AND USE OF PRO-EATING DISORDER INTERNET SITES
The use of pro-eating disorder Web sites may be prevalent among adolescents with eating disorders, with many parents being unaware of their child’s use of these sites.

SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDER AND DEPRESSION
Sleep-related breathing disorder is found to be associated, in a dose-response fashion, with an increased risk for depression.

QUICKSTATS
Illegal Drug Use Among Adolescents

ETCETERA
Strategies for Reducing or Stopping Alcohol Intake

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE
SERTRALINE DOSING STRATEGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
In patients with moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS), low dose sertraline is found to be effective in intermittent luteal-phase, continuous, and symptom-onset dosing.

FDA NEWS AND REVIEW
Approval (new drug): Invega (paliperidone) Extended-Release Tablets. Indication: treatment of schizophrenia

Approval (first-time generic): Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (XL) -- generic Wellbutrin XL

ASSESSMENT
Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS)

RESOURCES
Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials.