General Medical Drugs Associated with Depression
December 2008
by Donald Rogers, PharmD, BCPS, and Ronald Pies, MD
Dr. Rogers is from the State Office of Pharmacy, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and Dr. Pies is Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Katatonia: A New Conceptual Understanding of Catatonia and a New Rating Scale
December 2008
by Brendan T. Carroll, MD; Rob Kirkhart, PhD, PA-C; Niraj Ahuja, MD, MRCPsych; Ilo Soovere, MD; Edward C. Lauterbach, MD; Dirk Dhossche, MD; and Rebecca Talbert, PharmD
Dr. Carroll is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati (Volunteer), Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio; Dr. Kirkhart is Clinical Professor, Marietta College, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio; Dr. Ahuja is Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and Newcastle University, United Kingdom; Dr. Soovere is Staff Psychiatrist and Neurologist, Perry Point VAMC, Perry Point, Maryland; Dr. Lauterbach is Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Radiology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia (retired); Dr. Dhossche is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi; and Dr. Talbert is Clinical Pharmacist, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
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Why Psychotherapy Helps the Patient in Chronic Pain
December 2008
by Linda J. Griffith, MD
Dr. Griffith is Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics; Chief Medical Officer, Consolidated Care, Inc., Champaign and Logan Counties, Ohio; and Clinical Assistant Professor, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
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Pain, Pain, Go Away: Antidepressants and Pain Management
December 2008
by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD
Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government service) and Medical Director of the Primary Care Clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or the position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.
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Thermoregulation and the Role of Calcium Signalling in Neurotransmission
December 2008
by Atmaram Yarlagadda, MD, and Anita H. Clayton, MD
Dr. Yarlagadda is from Newport News, Virginia, and Dr. Clayton is Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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COGNITION AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: Is There a Role for Cognitive Assessments in Diagnosis and Treatment?
December 2008
by Steven D. Targum, MD, and Richard S.E. Keefe, PhD
Dr. Targum is an executive-in-residence at Oxford BioScience Partners and on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Targum is chief medical officer at BrainCells Inc., and chief medical advisor to Prana Biotechnology Ltd. Dr. Targum is on the editorial board of Psychiatry 2008. Dr. Keefe is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Keefe is also on the editorial board of Psychiatry 2008.
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Antidepressant Prescribing by Specialty and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
December 2008
by Elisa Cascade; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Uriel Halbreich, MD
Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Quintiles Inc./iGuard, Falls Church, Virginia; Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles Inc., San Diego, California, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; and Dr. Halbreich is Director, Biobehavior Research, Professor of Psychiatry and OB/GYN, SUNY, WPA Section on Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Buffalo, New York.
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