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Contents: August 2000, Volume 3, Number 3 [Index by Author]

Purpose and procedure
EBMH notebook
Other articles noted
Therapeutics
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Aetiology
Quality improvement
Economics
Qualitative
Glossary

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 66-67. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.66

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EBMH notebook:

Identifying systematic reviews: key resources: Julie Glanville and Carol Lefebvre

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 68-69. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.68

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Risk factors and prevention: David R Offord and Helena Chmura Kraemer

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 70-71. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.70

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Therapeutics:

Review: ziprasidone is as effective as haloperidol for schizophrenia but differs in adverse effects: David M Gardner (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 73. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.73

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Review: clonidine is effective for reducing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Laurence Greenhill (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 74. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.74

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Naltrexone plus cognitive behavioural therapy led to fewer drinking relapses in outpatients with alcoholism: Jonathan Chick (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 75. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.75

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Review: individual applied relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy are effective psychological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: Bruce A Thyer (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 76. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.76

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Risperidone was effective for a first psychotic episode: Andrew McIntosh (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 77. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.77

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Review: zotepine was as effective as typical and other atypical antipsychotics and more effective than placebo in schizophrenia: Gary Remington (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 78. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.78

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Metrifonate, 60–80 mg, led to improvement in cognitive function in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: Roberto Bernabei (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 79. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.79

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Review: studies of different interventions have mixed results for psychosocial outcomes after stroke: David Burke and BMed (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 80. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.80

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Review: benzodiazepines increase sleep duration but also lead to adverse effects in adults with insomnia: Toshiaki Furukawa (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 81. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.81

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Medication management alone or in combination with behavioural therapy was the most effective treatment for children with ADHD: Michael G Sawyer and Brian Graetz (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 82. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.82

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Oestrogen replacement therapy did not improve cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease after hysterectomy: Eef Hogervorst and Rupert McShane (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 83. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.83

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Review: antidepressants are effective for clinical unexplained physical symptoms and syndromes: Jonathan Price (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 84. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.84

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Hypericum extract was better than placebo and equivalent to imipramine for moderate depression: Richard K Morriss (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 85. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.85

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Review: drug and non-drug treatments are effective in settling problems and night waking in young children but the long term effectiveness of non-drug treatments is more evident: Klaus Minde (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 86. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.86

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Diagnosis:

The Beck Depression Inventory had low sensitivity and moderate specificity for detecting depression in patients with Alzheimer's disease: Rob Butler (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 87. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.87

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Prognosis:

Glasgow Head Injury Outcome Prediction Program had good utility for patients with head injury: Simon Fleminger (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 88. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.88

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Aetiology:

Behavioural and intellectual functioning in Israeli adolescent boys predicted psychiatric hospital admission for schizophrenia: Peter B Jones and Jim J van Os (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 89. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.89

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Older adults who reported strain when caring for a spouse with disabilities had increased mortality: Georgina Charlesworth (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 90. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.90

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Quality improvement:

Practice based education did not increase primary care physician recognition of depression nor improve the outcome of depression: Peter Tyrer (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 91. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.91

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Quality improvement programmes were effective for depression in managed primary care: Tim Usherwood (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 92. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.92

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Economics:

Brief physician advice to problem drinkers resulted in economic benefits: Pete Sudbury (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 93. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.93

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Review: assertive community treatment reduced hospital use and was cost effective when used for severely mentally ill patients with previous hospital use of 50 days yearly: Peter L Cornwall (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 94. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.94

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Qualitative:

Young children experienced marked insecurity and grief after parental divorce and perceived legal professionals as exacerbating difficulties: Alyson Hall (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 95. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.95

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5 categories of coping described how people who were admitted to hospital for psychotic disorders used narrative to integrate their self with their illness: Janet Landen (commentator)

Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 96. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.96

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Ment Health 2000; 3: 96. doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.3.96-a

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