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Contents: November 2002, Volume 5, Number 4 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 98-99. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.98
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EBMH notebook: Back

Evidence-based patient choice and psychiatry
Tony Hope
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 100-101. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.100
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Evidence-Based Mental Health
John Geddes, Shirley Reynolds, David Streiner, and Peter Szatmari
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 102. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.102
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Resource corner: Back

Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
Jennifer Kleinbart and Mark V Williams
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 103. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.103
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Other articles noted: Back

Other articles noted
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 104. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.104
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Therapeutics: Back

Review: psychoeducational interventions reduce depressive symptoms in cancer
Judith G Glinder and Jacqueline B Persons (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 105. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.105
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Review: primary care counselling improves short term but not long term psychological symptoms in patients with psychological and psychosocial problems
Gina Browne (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 106. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.106
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Review: levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride improves retention in treatment and reduces heroin use in heroin dependence
Fegus Law (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 107. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.107
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Review: stimulants improve overt and covert aggression related behaviours in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Rachel G Klein (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 108. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.108
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Inpatient geriatric evaluation and management did not reduce mortality but reduced functional decline
Elizabeth Lightbody and Robert Baldwin (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 109. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.109
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Sertraline maintenance treatment reduced relapse and dropouts in post-traumatic stress disorder
Jonathan I Bisson (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 110. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.110
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St John’s wort was not better than placebo for reducing symptoms in major depressive disorder
Alan C Swann (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 111. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.111
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Effects of hormone therapy on health related quality of life in postmenopausal women with CAD differed according to presence of menopausal symptoms
Joan Haynes (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 112. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.112
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Haloperidol decanoate doses of 200, 100, or 50 mg/month reduced symptomatic exacerbations more than a 25 mg/month dose in schizophrenia
Marie-Josée Marois and Marc-André Roy (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 113. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.113
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Behavioural couples therapy improved psychosocial functioning of children whose fathers have alcoholism or other drug abuse
Denise Stevens (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 114. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.114
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Sertraline reduced patient dropout rates and acute exacerbation of symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder
G Mustafa Soomro (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 115. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.115
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Review: brief interventions reduce drinking in patients not seeking treatment
Allan Graham (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 116. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.116
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A brief intervention reduced alcohol drinking for up to 48 months in problem drinkers
Allan Graham (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 117. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.117
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Review: cognitive behavioural interventions improve some sleep outcomes in older adults
Timo Partonen (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 118. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.118
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Fluoxetine was safe and effective for body dysmorphic disorder
Sanjay Rao (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 119. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.119
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Fluoxetine prolonged time to relapse in bulimia nervosa
Robert Palmer (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 120. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.120
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Virtual reality exposure and standard exposure were both effective at 1 year for fear of flying
Justin Kenardy (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 121. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.121
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Clonidine and methylphenidate were effective for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with comorbid tics
Jeremy Goldberg (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 122. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.122
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Review: family and parenting interventions reduce subsequent arrests and length of time in institutions in youths with conduct disorder and delinquency
Julie Bruce (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 123. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.123
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Prognosis: Back

Review: no definite conclusions can be drawn as to the effect of psychological factors in congestive heart failure
Wolfgang Linden (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 124. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.124
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Aetiology: Back

Early childhood risk factors differentiated juvenile onset from adult onset major depressive disorder
Elizabeth Weller (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 125. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.125
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Elevated plasma total homocysteine increased the risk of dementia in the elderly
Bart Sheehan and Seena Fazel (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 126. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.126
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Qualitative: Back

Women experienced chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia as stigmatising
Simon Wessely (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 127. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.127
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Review: mothers with postpartum depression had to readjust expectations, cope with loss, and find ways to meet needs
Wendy Sword (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 128. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.128
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Glossary: Back

GLOSSARY
Evid Based Ment Health 2002; 5: 128. doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.4.128-a
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