New Developments in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care
Learn about the mechanisms of action of medications for ADHD, and review multimodal treatments for this disorder.
Maintenance Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
NEW! Find out about the need for indefinite maintenance therapy of bipolar disorder and primary and adjunctive treatments that help sustain remission.
270 The Significance of Treating Somatic Symptoms on Functional Outcome Improvement in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Post Hoc Analysis of 2 Trials. Thomas N. Wise, Adam L. Meyers, Durisala Desaiah, Craig H. Mallinckrodt, Michael J. Robinson, and Daniel K. Kajdasz
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276 The Association Between Panic Disorder and Coronary Artery Disease Among Primary Care Patients Presenting With Chest Pain: An Updated Literature Review. David A. Katerndahl
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286 The Relationship Between Borderline Personality Symptomatology and Somatic Preoccupation Among Internal Medicine Outpatients. [CME] Randy A. Sansone, Nighat A. Tahir, Victoria R. Buckner, and Michael W. Wiederman
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291 Safety and Efficacy of Rivastigmine in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Not Responding Adequately to Donepezil: An Open-Label Study. Gary S. Figiel, Carl H. Sadowsky, John Strigas, Barbara Koumaras, Xiangyi Meng, and Ibrahim Gunay
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299 Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Do the Sexual Dysfunctions Differ? Arvind Kendurkar and Brinder Kaur
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306 Skin Picking Phenomenology and Severity Comparison. Fugen Neziroglu, Dena Rabinowitz, Anna Breytman, and Matthew Jacofsky
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313 Coverage of Atypical Antipsychotics Among Medicare Drug Plans in the State of Washington for Fiscal Year 2007. Chi-Chuan Wang, Jae Kennedy, Lawrence J. Cohen, and David A. Sclar
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318 Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis. Laura C. Politte, Jeff C. Huffman, and Theodore A. Stern
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325 Transition to Private Practice. Dean Schuyler
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327 All in the Family. Christian G. Wolff
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328 Thyroid Myopathy With Rhabdomyolysis Presenting as Agitation: A Case Report. Vithyalakshmi Selvaraj and Prasad R. Padala
328 Hearing Hallucinations in a 12-Year-Old Child: Psychotic Disorders or Temporal Epilepsy? Géraldine Kechid, Stéphane Auvin, Renaud Jardri, Louis Vallée, Pierre Delion, and Jean-Louis Goëb
329 A Wellness Intervention Program for Patients With Mental Illness: Self-Reported Outcomes. Vicki Poole Hoffmann, Christopher Bushe, Adam L. Meyers, Todd Greenwood, Lynn Benzing, and Jonna Ahl
332 Panic Disorder After the End of Chronic Alcohol Abuse: A Report of 2 Cases. Fatih Canan and Ahmet Ataoglu
333 Clozapine-Induced Stuttering: A Case Series. Manepalli Krishnakanth, Vivek Haridas Phutane, and Kesavan Muralidharan
The Primary Care Companion is the official journal for the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
Rounds in the General Hospital
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis
Read this new Grand Rounds to learn about the neuropsychiatric symptoms (such as depression, mania, and cognitive impairment) that often accompany multiple sclerosis and review strategies for evaluating and managing these symptoms in your patients with this condition.
Academic Highlights Feature
Treating Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care
Read this Academic Highlights for expert advice on how to recognize depressive and anxious symptoms in primary care patients and learn how to individualize treatments to maximize medication efficacy.
SuppleNet Feature
Atypical Depression: Management Challenges and New Treatment Advances
Learn how to differentiate atypical depression from other mood disorders, and find out about interventions to effectively treat your patients with this condition.
JCP CME
ADHD and Comorbid Disorders in Adults
NEW! Read this Academic Highlights to review proposed diagnostic criteria for ADHD and find out about pharmacotherapy for your patients with ADHD and comorbid mood and anxiety disorders and SUDs.
Multimedia CME
Pain and the Brain
NEW! Watch this video featuring patient cases and expert commentary to see how pain and mood may interact in your patients and how physical and psychological diagnoses and treatment may be intertwined.
CME Partners
Preventing Recurrent Depression: Long-Term Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
In this online slideshow, learn about maintenance pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy to help prevent relapse so that your patients with recurrent depression can maintain remission.
Institutional Members
Smoking Cessation in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
Read this expert discussion to find out about the impact of smoking on psychiatric patients, and learn what you can do to help your patients quit this deadly habit.
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