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American Family Physician October 15, 2002 Zamorski & Albucher	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.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia	Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies.
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 Ham, Waters & Oliver	Treatment of Panic Disorder Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia occurs commonly in patients in primary care settings. This article assesses multiple evidence-based reviews of effective treatments for panic disorder.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Shearer & Gordon	The Patient with Excessive Worry Worry is an effective short-term response to uncertainty that can become self-perpetuating with adverse long-term consequences. Evidence-based treatments for such disorders can assist family physicians in the management of this disorder.
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AskMen.com September 20, 2001 Ian Lee	Dysmorphia: Male Anorexia Many women suffer from anorexia, and now men have a similar disorder. It's called dysmorphia, and if you body build, you may know what I'm talking about. The worst thing about this disorder is that some guys might have it and be completely unaware...
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American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Randy K. Ward	Assessment and Management of Personality Disorders Patients with personality disorders are common in primary care settings; caring for them can be difficult. The characteristics of these patients' personalities tend to elicit strong feelings in physicians, lead to the development of problematic physician-patient relationships, and complicate the task of diagnosing and managing medical and psychiatric disorders.
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American Family Physician November 1, 2006 Lurie et al.	Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients with seasonal affective disorder have episodes of major depression that tend to recur during specific times of the year, usually in winter. Like major depression, seasonal affective disorder probably is underdiagnosed in primary care settings.
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American Family Physician September 1, 2001 Douglas D. Ross & Carla S. Alexander	Fatigue, Anorexia, Cachexia, Nausea and Vomiting Physical symptoms other than pain often contribute to suffering near the end of life. Management involves a diagnostic evaluation for the cause of each symptom when possible, treatment of the identified cause when reasonable, and concomitant treatment of the symptom...
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