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Therapeutics

• A nurse delivered management programme for depression in people with cancer reduces depressive symptoms compared with usual care (28 January, 2009)
• Escitalopram and problem solving therapy reduce the incidence of post-stroke depression (28 January, 2009)
• Review: Antidepressants are of limited efficacy in juvenile depression (28 January, 2009)
• Review: Insufficient evidence to guide use of drugs for clozapine induced hypersalivation (28 January, 2009)
• Antipsychotic medications do not differ substantially in ability to reduce violent behaviour in people with schizophrenia (28 January, 2009)
• CBT does not improve relapse rates in people with recently relapsed psychosis (28 January, 2009) Free
• Review: Adding psychosocial interventions to pharmacotherapy for opioid detoxification improves outcomes (28 January, 2009)
• Review: CBT reduces fatigue in adults with chronic fatigue syndrome but effects at follow-up unclear (28 January, 2009)
• Exposure and ritual prevention reduces symptoms more than stress management training in OCD treated with SSRIs (28 January, 2009)
• Review: Methylphenidate and psychosocial treatments either alone or in combination reduce ADHD symptoms (28 January, 2009)
• Osmotically released methylphenidate is more effective than atomoxetine in children and adolescents with ADHD (28 January, 2009)
• Atypical antipsychotics fail to improve functioning or quality of life in people with Alzheimer’s disease (28 January, 2009)
• Dimebon improves cognitive function in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (28 January, 2009)