Archive for the ‘07-2007 (July 2007)’ Category

Is Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia Multidimensional? Implications for Assessment and Treatment

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

by Philip D. Harvey, PhD

Dr. Harvey is Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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Engaging the Homeless Paranoid Patient

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

by Brenda Roman, MD; and Gayatri Patel

Dr. Roman is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Ms. Patel is a fourth year medical student, and Dr. Gillig is Professor of Psychiatry—All from Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Roman is also a psychiatric consultant at the Homeless Clinic, where medical students rotate with her.

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Understanding and Encouraging the Overweight Patient

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

by Alicia R. Ruelaz, MD

Dr. Ruelaz is from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, and Associate Director, Consultation-Liaison Division Faculty Psychiatrist, Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss, Los Angeles, California.

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The Clinical Global Impressions Scale: Applying a Research Tool in Clinical Practice

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

by Joan Busner, PhD; and Steven D. Targum, MD

Dr. Busner is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, and Clinical Manager, United BioSource Corporation, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Dr. Targum is Consultant to Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts

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Initial Screening of Patients for Alzheimer’s Disease and Minimal Cognitive Impairment

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

by Edmund Howe, MD, JD

Dr. Howe is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

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Antipsychotic Use Varies by Patient Age

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

by Elisa F. Cascade and Amir H. Kalali, MD; Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH

Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Strategic Research and Safety, Quintiles Inc., 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. Citrome is Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine; and Director, Clinical Research and Evaluation Facility, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research.

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July Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

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