EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 7 JULY 2009
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| TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
| TREATMENT OF OCD IN CHILDHOOD |
| Treatment outcome in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder is found to improve when families decrease the extent to which they make accommodations for a child’s symptoms. |
| COEXISTING BIPOLAR AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE DISORDERS |
| Among patients with coexisting bipolar and substance dependence disorders, alcohol use is found to increase the risk for the onset of a depressive episode. |
| QUICKSTATS |
| Deaths Attributed to Cigarette Smoking |
| Types of Disorders in Childhood With the Highest Medical Expenditures |
| Success Rates of High School Students Attempting to Quit Cigarette Smoking |
| Homelessness |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY NOTE |
| STIMULANT MEDICATION AND UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN DEATH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS |
| Prescribed stimulant medication may be associated with sudden unexplained death among children and adolescents. |
| FDA NEWS AND REVIEW |
| Product Safety Information: (a) Chantix, Zyban, Wellbutrin (and its generic equivalents); (b) Stimulant Medication |
| ASSESSMENT |
| GAD-7 (a generalized anxiety disorder scale) |
| RESOURCES |
| Each issue presents descriptions of clinical resources (eg, professional materials, patient handouts) and information on how to receive those materials. |
