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Contents: November 1998, Volume 1, Number 4 [Index by Author]

Purpose and procedure
Other articles noted
Erratum
EBMH notebook
Therapeutics
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Aetiology
Economics
Glossary

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 98-99. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.98

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Erratum:

Erratum: Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 100. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.100-a

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EBMH notebook:

Why we do not abstract analogue studies of treatment outcome and scale development: Shirley Reynolds and David Streiner

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 101-102. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.101

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Understanding and interpreting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Part 2: meta-analyses: Nick Freemantle and John Geddes

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 102-104. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.102

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Therapeutics:

Review: cognitive behavioural therapy is effective for anger problems: Anthony Bellissimo (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 105. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.105

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Integration of medical and social services for elderly people in the community reduced costs and use of health services: Donna Maria Coleston-Shields (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 106. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.106

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Treatment of severe and persistent mental illness in a community residential alternative was effective: Paula Goering (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 107. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.107

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Sildenafil improved sexual function in erectile dysfunction: John Bancroft (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 108. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.108

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A home based family intervention for children who had deliberately poisoned themselves did not reduce suicidal ideation: Cynthia R Pfeffer (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 109. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.109

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Review: cognitive behaviour therapy facilitates recovery from depressive disorders in children and adolescents: Maria Kovacs (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 110. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.110

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Review: antidepressant drugs are effective in dysthymia: Michael E Thase (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 111. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.111

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Personal therapy reduced adverse outcomes in patients with schizophrenia living with family but increased psychotic relapse rates in those living independently; personal therapy improved social adjustment but increased anxiety: Gary Marlowe (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 112-113. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.112

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Exposure or cognitive restructuring were more effective than relaxation in treating post-traumatic stress disorder: Lawrence A Palinkas (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 114. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.114

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Review: assertive community treatment is an effective alternative in severe mental disorders: Donald Wasylenki (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 115. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.115

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Metrifonate was effective in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: Roger Luckmann (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 116. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.116

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Review: benzodiazepines and zolpidem are effective for chronic insomnia: Alex van Bemmel (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 117. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.117

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Review: a brief psychological intervention (debriefing) is ineffective in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder: Gerard Bailes (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 118. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.118

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Review: oestrogen therapy after menopause may improve cognitive performance and may reduce the risk of developing dementia: Lawrence J Whalley (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 119. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.119

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Diagnosis:

Chinese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was useful for detecting postnatal depression: Michael R Phillips (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 120. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.120

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DSM-IV criteria were reliable and accurate in differentiating pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) from non-PDD and autism from Asperger's disorder: Pamela J Frid (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 121. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.121

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Prognosis:

Psychiatric problems at baseline in children with hemiplegia predicted psychiatric problems at 4 years: Roberta KB Heaven (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 122. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.122

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Review: individual variables have low power to predict recidivism with sex offenders: Lita Furby (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 123. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.123

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15 years of follow up of non-affective functional psychotic disorders showed a high risk of relapse, suicide, and chronicity: Teifion W Davies (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 124. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.124

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Aetiology:

Earlier onset and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in Down's syndrome was associated with sex and apolipoprotein E genotype: A Langa (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 125. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.125

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The apolipoprotein E ${varepsilon}$ 4 allele was associated with Alzheimer's disease in white but not in African-American or Hispanic people: Robert Clarke (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 126. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.126

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Economics:

Collaborative care improved the cost effectiveness of treatment for major depression in primary care: Mauricio Silva de Lima (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 127. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.127

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Assertive community treatment for high users of inpatient services had different outcomes at different types of hospitals: Max Marshall (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 128. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.128

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Ment Health 1998; 1: 128. doi:10.1136/ebmh.1.4.128-a

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