Evidence-Based Reviews
Evidence-Based Reviews
Pediatric bipolar disorder: Mood swings, irritability are cues to this diagnosis
Our challenge is to make the diagnosis early and stabilize mood so that these young patients can cope and achieve at home and in school.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Pediatric bipolar disorder: Mood swings, irritability are cues to this diagnosis
Our challenge is to make the diagnosis early and stabilize mood so that these young patients can cope and achieve at home and in school.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Handhelds: A cure for illegible prescriptions?
Personal digital assistants can help you write and process prescriptions more efficiently and reduce the potential for errors. Our expert reviews...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Handhelds: A cure for illegible prescriptions?
Personal digital assistants can help you write and process prescriptions more efficiently and reduce the potential for errors. Our expert reviews...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Posttraumatic stress disorder: How to meet women’s specific needs
Even uncomplicated labor and delivery may trigger flashbacks in victims of childhood sexual abuse.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Posttraumatic stress disorder: How to meet women’s specific needs
Even uncomplicated labor and delivery may trigger flashbacks in victims of childhood sexual abuse.
Evidence-Based Reviews
UPDATE ON ATYPICALS: Preemptive tactics to reduce weight gain
Teaching patients about appetite control before starting atypical antipsychotics can help keep excess pounds off.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Factitious disorder: What to do when someone plays sick
These secretive patients intentionally injure themselves or exaggerate physical symptoms, but confronting them may narrow your treatment options...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Factitious disorder: What to do when someone plays sick
These secretive patients intentionally injure themselves or exaggerate physical symptoms, but confronting them may narrow your treatment options...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Self-mutilation: Impulsive traits, high pain threshold suggest new drug therapies
Pathologic self-mutilation is easy to recognize but difficult to understand and treat. Here’s an in-depth look at this puzzling, sometimes...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Managing polypharmacy: Walking the fine line between help and harm
Drug combinations often represent ‘uncontrolled experiments,’ with unknown potential for toxic effects. Yet, combination therapies often are used...