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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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Transforming the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit from Short-term Pseudo-asylum Care to State-of-the-art Treatment Setting

September 2008

by David Feifel, MD, PhD

Dr. Feifel is Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Program; Director, UCSD Adult ADHD Program, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

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The Process of Getting New Drugs to Market

August 2008

by Steven D. Targum, MD, and Alan J. Milbauer, RPh, JD

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 staff of Psychiatry 2008. Mr. Milbauer is retired after 32 years with AstraZeneca and its predecessor companies; his last position was Vice-President, Public Affairs.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

May 2008

by Steven D. Targum, MD; and Norman Rosenthal, MD

Dr. Targum is an executive-in-residence at Oxford BioScience Partners, on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital, chief medical officer at BrainCells Inc., chief medical advisor to Prana Biotechnology Ltd., and is on the editorial advisory board of Psychiatry 2008. Dr. Rosenthal is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, Medical Director of the Capital Clinical Research Associates, Rockville, Maryland.

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More Depressing News on Antidepressants: Should We Panic?

April 2008

by David Feifel, MD, PhD

Dr. Feifel is Associate Professor In Residence, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Program; Director, UCSD Adult ADHD Program, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.
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Biomarkers for the Identification and Treatment of Dementia

February 2008

by Steven D. Targum, MD

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 staff of Psychiatry 2008.
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ADHD in Adults: The Invisible Rhinoceros

December 2007

by David Feifel, MD, PhD

Dr. Feifel is Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Program; Director, UCSD Adult ADHD Program, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

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Revisiting the Clinical Utility of Cytochrome p450 in Practice

November 2007

by Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD; and Steven D. Targum, MD

Dr. Targum is on the editorial board of Psychiatry 2007. Presently, he is Chief Medical Officer at Brain Cells Inc., an executive-in-residence at Oxford BioScience Partners, and a consultant in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and Dr. Nierenberg is Director, Bipolar Trials Network, Medical Director, Bipolar Clinic and Research Program, Associate Director, Depression Clinical Reserach Program, and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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The FDA and the Drug Approval Process

August 2007

by William D. Schwieterman, MD, PhD; and Steven D. Targum, MD

Dr. Targum is on the editorial board of Psychiatry 2007. Presently, he is Chief Medical Officer at Brain Cells Inc., an executive-in-residence at Oxford BioScience Partners, and a consultant in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and Dr. Schwieterman is an independent consultant to Tekgenics, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.

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An Atomoxetine Tutorial

August 2007

by David Feifel, MD, PhD

Dr. Feifel is Associate Professor In Residence, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Program; Director, UCSD Adult ADHD Program, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

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