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Therapeutics

• Collaborative consultation increases use of medication titration trials but not behaviour in children with ADHD (31 July, 2008)
• No long-lasting effects of classroom-based cognitive behavioural and interpersonal prevention programmes on depressive symptoms in adolescents (31 July, 2008)
• Review: Cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescents with depression (31 July, 2008)
• Treatment-resistant depression: adding low dose risperidone improves symptoms (31 July, 2008)
• Adding repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to antidepressants does not improve response in people with depression (31 July, 2008)
• Review: Psychosocial and psychological interventions reduce postpartum depressive symptoms (31 July, 2008) Free
• Six-month multicomponent intervention improves postnatal depression in low-income settings (31 July, 2008)
• Review: Children and adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders respond to antipsychotics, but are susceptible to adverse events (31 July, 2008)
• Metformin and lifestyle changes reduce antipsychotic-related weight gain in adults with schizophrenia (31 July, 2008)
• Occupational therapy is cost-effective for older people with dementia and their caregivers (31 July, 2008)
• Donepezil is no more effective than placebo for agitation in people with Alzheimer’s disease (31 July, 2008)
• Antipsychotics for aggressive behaviour: no better than placebo for non-psychotic adults with learning difficulties (31 July, 2008)
• Intramuscular haloperidol plus promethazine is more effective and safer than haloperidol alone for rapid tranquillisation of agitated mentally ill patients (31 July, 2008)
• Tranquilising agitated mentally ill patients: intramuscular haloperidol plus promethazine reduces need for additional medication or medical attention compared to olanzapine (31 July, 2008)
• Review: Screening and intervention for alcohol misuse in emergency rooms reduces alcohol-related injuries (31 July, 2008) Free
• Structured patient-clinician communication using DIALOG improves patient quality of life (31 July, 2008)
• Review: Psychotherapy may be beneficial for people with hypochondriasis (31 July, 2008)