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Contents: May 2001, Volume 4, Number 2 [Index by Author]


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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 34-35. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.34

Other articles noted: Back

Other articles noted
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 36. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.36

EBMH notebook: Back

Of studies, summaries, synopses, and systems: the "4S" evolution of services for finding current best evidence
R Brian Haynes
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 37-38. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.37
Evidence-based psychiatric/mental health nursing
Cheryl Forchuk
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 39-40. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.39

Therapeutics: Back

The addition of folic acid to fluoxetine for major depression increased response rates especially in women
Guy M Goodwin (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 41. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.41
Cognitive behavioural therapy improved most sleep outcomes in insomnia secondary to chronic pain
Alex L van Bemmel (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 42. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.42
Review: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors reduce symptoms in premenstrual syndrome
Robert C Smith (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 43. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.43
Review: no evidence exists that antidepressants acting at >1 pharmacological site differ in efficacy from SSRIs in major depression
Phil Cowen (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 44. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.44
Review: antidepressants plus benzodiazepines lead to fewer dropouts and less depression severity at 4 weeks in major depression
Harm Gijsman (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 45. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.45
Review: behavioural interventions have a small to medium beneficial effect on diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Gary Rodin (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 46. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.46
No difference in effectiveness existed between community and hospital based interventions for children with behavioural disorders
Peter Fonagy (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 47. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.47
Review: evidence on anxiolytic drugs for smoking cessation is inconclusive
Roger Luckmann (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 48. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.48
Nurse telehealth care reduced depressive symptoms and improved functioning
Jeannette LeGris (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 49. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.49
A cognitive behavioural family intervention reduced psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
E Ann Mohide (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 50. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.50
Partner support reduced depressive symptoms in postpartum depression
Dominic Lee (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 51. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.51
Virtual reality exposure was as effective as standard exposure for reducing fear of flying
Justin Kenardy (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 52. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.52
Cognitive behavioural therapy was more effective for panic disorder when given with 6 hours of total therapist contact than with 2 or 0 hours
Jacqueline B Persons and Kristen L Valus (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 53. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.53
Review: SSRIs and tricyclic antidepressants increase response rates in post-traumatic stress disorder in the short term
Jenny M McCleery (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 54. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.54
Review: behavioural treatment has a small to moderate beneficial effect on chronic low back pain
Ruth Allen and Amanda C de C Williams (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 55. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.55
Hypericum extract was as effective as imipramine but had fewer adverse effects in mild to moderate depression
Matthew Hotopf (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 56. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.56

Prognosis: Back

Poor insight, social avoidance, and better coping predicted prolonged duration of untreated psychosis in schizophrenia
Mary V Seeman (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 57. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.57
Review: women have worse outcomes than men after traumatic brain injury
Robert van Reekum (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 58. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.58
Approximately two thirds of adolescents with newly diagnosed eating disorders recovered within 5–11.5 years
Professor Simon Gowers (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 59. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.59

Aetiology: Back

Depression was associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and death in older adults
Wolfgang Linden (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 60. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.60
Review: 14 risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder include childhood abuse and family psychiatric history
Arieh Y Shalev (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 61. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.61
Review: twin studies show that genes and individual environmental influences contribute to the aetiology of major depression
Anne Farmer (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 62. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.62

Quality improvement: Back

Pharmacist medication review decreased death, and number and cost of drugs prescribed for residents in nursing homes
Allan Mills (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 63. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.63

Economics: Back

Intensive case management was not more cost effective than standard case management for severe psychosis
Raymond Tempier (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 64. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.64

Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Ment Health 2001; 4: 64. doi:10.1136/ebmh.4.2.64-a
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