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Therapeutics

• Treatment benefits of psychoanalytically oriented partial hospitalisation were maintained over 18 months in borderline personality disorder (1 August, 2001)
• Intramuscular ziprasidone reduced symptoms and was well tolerated in acute psychosis (1 August, 2001) Free
• Risperidone was as effective as pimozide for Tourette's disorder (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: supported employment is better than prevocational training for increasing competitive employment rates in people with severe mental illness (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: the benefit of atypical antipsychotics over standard drugs disappears after controlling for comparator dose (1 August, 2001) Free
• A depression management programme reduced depression in frequent users of healthcare but did not reduce healthcare visits (1 August, 2001) Free
• A depression management programme increased depression free days and costs in depressed frequent users of general healthcare (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: citalopram is effective and safe for depression (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: home visitation by nurses beginning prenatally and extending through infancy prevents child abuse and neglect (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: group psychotherapy is effective for depression (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: psychological interventions have a narrow application in influencing immune response (1 August, 2001) Free
• Cognitive treatment reduced concerns about shape, weight, and eating in obese binge and non-binge eaters (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: galantamine improves most outcomes in suspected Alzheimer's disease (1 August, 2001) Free
• One 3 hour exposure session was as effective as 5 one hour sessions of either exposure or cognitive therapy for claustrophobia (1 August, 2001) Free
• Reducing television, videotape, and video game use in children decreased peer rated aggressive behaviour (1 August, 2001)
• Agnus castus fruit extract was safe and effective for relieving symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (1 August, 2001)
• CBT added to medical management improved clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (1 August, 2001) Free
• Review: evidence for the effectiveness of attention training in schizophrenia is inconclusive (1 August, 2001) Free
• Sertraline was effective and well tolerated for generalised social phobia (1 August, 2001)
• Bupropion improved symptoms in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (1 August, 2001) Free