EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2007
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR TRICHOTILLOMANIA |
| In patients treated for trichotillomania, having lower pretreatment levels of depressive symptoms and being abstinent from hairpulling at the end of treatment are associated with better long-term outcome. |
| IMPACT OF COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVER SPOUSES OF ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS |
| An enhanced counseling and support intervention for caregiver spouses of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is found to delay nursing home placement for the patient.
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| FUNCTIONING OF MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM |
| Mothers of children with autism are found to show strengths in the parent-child relationship and in the ability to cope with the tasks of parenting even though they are also found to experience an increased degree of stress and poorer emotional/mental health than other mothers. |
| QUICKSTATS |
| Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use Among Full-Time Workers |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| RISK OF FEMUR FRACTURE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS TAKING ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION |
| In elderly patients, receiving either conventional or atypical antipsychotic medication is found to be associated with an increased risk of femur fracture. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Approval (new device): Electronic Medication Management Assistant (EMMA) |
| Approval (new generic): Paroxetine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (Equivalent to Paxil CR) |
| ASSESSMENT |
| Adolescent Smoking Consequences Questionnaire (ASCQ) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |
