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Traumatized children: Why victims of violence live out their nightmares
Posttraumatic stress disorder presents differently in children and adolescents than in adults—comorbidity is the norm, and the risk is greatest...
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Sport psychiatry: How to keep athletes in the game of life, on or off the field
Some athletes’ toughest opponents are depression, addictions, and eating disorders. Managing these patients’ mental illnesses is a new niche for...
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Treating late-life decline: When more is less
Mrs. S, 85, is showing signs of cognitive impairment. Is depression or dementia causing her forgetfulness? Treatment decisions made now will...
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Preparing patients for life after bariatric surgery
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HIV update 2002: Delaying treatment to curb rising resistance
"Treat early, treat hard" is changing to "treat a little later, treat hard."
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Gallbladder disease: An update on diagnosis and treatment
Current diagnostic techniques and treatments offer results equal to or better than those of earlier methods, are less invasive, and allow patients...
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Risedronate prevents hip fractures, but who should get therapy?
Patients should be selected for bisphosphonate therapy on the basis of low bone density, not age.
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Emphysema in nonsmokers: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and other causes
The 10% of patients with emphysema who never smoked deserve a workup for its less common causes, including genetic risk modifiers and occupational...
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Who is conducting the deadly quartet?
The metabolic syndrome warrants aggressive intervention and prevention, even if we cannot explain it yet.
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The metabolic syndrome: A tug-of-war with no winner
Even before beta cells fail, the deadly quartet is quietly rehearsing.