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American Family Physician
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Byron Fraser |
Marginalized No Longer! In Broken Brains or Wounded Hearts--What Causes Mental Illness, Ty C. Colbert elucidates his very innovative concept of a forced choice: the emotional pain model does not lay the blame on the individual, but eventually opens the door for him to take charge of his own life and set of choices. |
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American Family Physician
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Cognitive Therapy for Depression Family physicians usually are the first to diagnose and treat patients with depression. They should inform patients that psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are valid options, and that cognitive therapy is the most studied psychotherapy. |
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We think, therefore we diagnose America is in the grips of sudden syndrome proliferation syndrome... |
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A prescription for disaster The failure to test the effects in children of routinely prescribed drugs has resulted in at least one death. How many kids will die before drug companies take steps to ensure their safety? |
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American Family Physician
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What to Do When SSRIs Fail: Eight Strategies for Optimizing Treatment of Panic Disorder Effective management of panic disorder is a common challenge for family physicians. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the drugs of choice for this condition because of their safety and efficacy. But not all patients have a favorable response to SSRI therapy. |
Salon.com
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Truth and reconciliation Incest accusations of the recovered-memory craze tore families apart. Now one of its leaders wants to let bygones be bygones... |
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Culture's Effects on Pain Assessment and Management When patients belong to a culture or speak a language that's different from that of their health care provider, the provider faces additional challenges in successfully assessing and managing the patients' pain. |
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No Bad Drugs Two books on drug use in America offer conflicting opinions and further emphasize the arbitrary distinctions at the root of drug prohibition. |
AskMen.com
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Wired
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Instant Detox Kick heroin in 24 hours - no willpower, withdrawal, or preaching required. Call it a cure. Call it junk science. Call it the one-step program. |
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Head Games What are the rules for defining mental illness? |
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Benefits and Risks of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy Decisions regarding the use of psychiatric medications should be individualized, and the most important factor is usually the patient's level of functioning in the past when she was not taking medications. |
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American Journal of Nursing
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American Family Physician
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A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
April 1, 2011 |
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Salon.com
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Is being hooked a choice? A new book argues that all addictions are a matter of free will, even heroin and coffee. |
