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Therapeutics

• Review: ziprasidone is as effective as haloperidol for schizophrenia but differs in adverse effects (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: clonidine is effective for reducing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (1 August, 2000) Free
• Naltrexone plus cognitive behavioural therapy led to fewer drinking relapses in outpatients with alcoholism (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: individual applied relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy are effective psychological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder (1 August, 2000) Free
• Risperidone was effective for a first psychotic episode (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: zotepine was as effective as typical and other atypical antipsychotics and more effective than placebo in schizophrenia (1 August, 2000) Free
• Metrifonate, 60–80 mg, led to improvement in cognitive function in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: studies of different interventions have mixed results for psychosocial outcomes after stroke (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: benzodiazepines increase sleep duration but also lead to adverse effects in adults with insomnia (1 August, 2000) Free
• Medication management alone or in combination with behavioural therapy was the most effective treatment for children with ADHD (1 August, 2000) Free
• Oestrogen replacement therapy did not improve cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease after hysterectomy (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: antidepressants are effective for clinical unexplained physical symptoms and syndromes (1 August, 2000) Free
• Hypericum extract was better than placebo and equivalent to imipramine for moderate depression (1 August, 2000) Free
• Review: drug and non-drug treatments are effective in settling problems and night waking in young children but the long term effectiveness of non-drug treatments is more evident (1 August, 2000) Free