EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2009
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| SLEEP DURATION AND CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION |
| Shorter sleep duration is found to increase the likelihood of developing coronary artery calcification. |
| COMPULSIVE HOARDING AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER |
| The characteristics of compulsive hoarding are found to vary, depending on whether the patient has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). |
| COMPLIANCE WITH CPAP THERAPY FOR SLEEP APNEA |
| A substantial proportion of patients who are prescribed CPAP therapy do not begin or continue with it. |
| QUICKSTATS |
| Reasons for Inpatient Psychiatric Stays |
| Cigarette Smoking Among Adults |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
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| Antipsychotic treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease is found to be associated with an increased risk of death in the short-term as well as in the long-term. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Product Safety Information: (a) Undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients have been found in dozens of weight loss products; (b) Precautions regarding intense urges (eg, urges to gamble, sexual urges) have been strengthened in the labeling for Mirapex (pramipexole) and Requip (ropinirole). |
| ASSESSMENT |
| Brief COPE |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |
