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Contents: May 2004, Volume 7, Number 2 [Index by Author]


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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 30-31. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.30

Correction: Back

Correction
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 31. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.31

EBMH notebook: Back

Generalised anxiety disorder
Christopher Gale and Mark Oakley-Browne
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 32-33. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.32
Meta-analyses and megatrials: neither is the infallible, universal standard
Toshi Furukawa
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 34-35. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.34

Other articles noted: Back

Other articles noted
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 36. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.36

Diagnosis: Back

Review: universal screening in general practice can identify excessive drinkers suitable for brief interventions
Richard Saitz (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 37. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.37
The Mini-Cog compares well with longer screening tests for detecting dementia in older people
Gail Kuslansky (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 38. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.38
The Prueba Cognitiva de Leganés is a valid screening tool for diagnosing dementia in people with low educational level
Martin J Prince (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 39. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.39

Therapeutics: Back

Review: over 25% of people with schizophrenia, psychoses, or severe mental disorders fail to adhere to treatment programmes
Olli Kampman (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 40. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.40
Aripiprazole is effective for relapse prevention in people with chronic stable schizophrenia
Professor Ann M Mortimer (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 41. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.41
Midazolam sedates agitated patients more rapidly than haloperidol-promethazine
Paul S Waraich (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 42. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.42
Regular exercise and behavioural management by caregivers improves physical and mental health of people with Alzheimer’s disease
Henry Brodaty (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 43. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.43
Review: targeted, multicomponent programmes, delivered by health care professionals most effective at reducing risk factors for depression
Helen E Herrman (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 44. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.44
Collaborative care improves health outcomes in older people with depression and arthritis
Dr Jonathan Price (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 45. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.45
Withdrawal of benzodiazepines in elderly long term users does not produce significant adverse effects in the short term
Toshi A Furukawa (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 46. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.46
Venlafaxine offers no benefit over sertraline and is less well tolerated in depressed nursing home residents
Lon S Schneider (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 47. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.47
Lamotrigine and lithium are effective maintenance treatments in recently depressed people with bipolar I disorder
Federico Soldani and S Nassir Ghaemi (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 48. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.48
Family focused therapy is more effective than crisis management for preventing relapse after a bipolar episode
Ari E Zaretsky (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 49. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.49
Review: clomipramine is more effective than SSRIs for paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder
John S March (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 50. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.50
Cognitive therapy reduces symptoms in people with recent onset post-traumatic stress disorder
Jonathan I Bisson (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 51. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.51
Motivational interviewing is equivalent to more intensive treatment, superior to placebo, and will be tested more widely
Jim McCambridge (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 52. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.52
Project ALERT reduces initiation of cigarette and marijuana use in 12–14 year olds
Steve Sussman (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 53. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.53
Office based treatment with buprenorphine plus naloxone, or buprenorphine alone reduces opiate use and craving
Linda R Gowing and Olga Lopatko (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 54. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.54
Partial appointment booking improves attendance for cognitive behavioural therapy
Jane Cahill (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 55. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.55

Aetiology: Back

Elderly women are at greater risk of comorbid generalised anxiety and depression than elderly men
John Cairney (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 56. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.56
Review: brain weight is reduced in people with schizophrenia
Tim Crow (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 57. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.57

Prevalence: Back

Increasing age, minority ethnic origin, and lack of sufficient medical insurance decrease likelihood of treatment for depression in the elderly
Carla A Green (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 58. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.58
Prevalence of childhood psychiatric disorders may be underestimated
Paul Ramchandani (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 59. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.59
Dementia may affect 18 319 people under the age of 65 in the UK
Joyce C Pressley (commentator)
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 60. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.60

Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Ment Health 2004; 7: 60. doi:10.1136/ebmh.7.2.60-a
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