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Volume 3, Issue 2

April 2005

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EDITORIAL

April 2005

From the Guest Editor

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

Page:177
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.177

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

April 2005

Clinical Features and Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

Pages:179–183
Published Online:29 January 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.179

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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance, is a severe and relatively common disorder that usually goes undiagnosed in clinical practice. Individuals with BDD have a high rate ...

April 2005

Ten Myths About HIV Infection and Aids

Francisco Fernandez, M.D.

Pages:184–193
Published Online:29 January 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.184

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April 2005

Hepatitis C and Psychiatry

Muhamad Aly Rifai, M.D., and
Donald L. Rosenstein, M.D.

Pages:194–202
Published Online:29 January 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.194

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Approximately 4 million Americans are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Compared with the general U.S. population, patients with HCV have a higher prevalence of psychiatric illness, and patients with severe mental illness have four to ...

April 2005

Quick Reference for Psychosomatic Medicine

Pages:203–207
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.203

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REVIEW

April 2005

Psychiatry and Cardiovascular Disease

Julie K. Schulman, M.D.,
Philip R. Muskin, M.D., and
Peter A. Shapiro, M.D.

Pages:208–224
Published Online:29 January 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.208

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects one in five Americans and is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more lives than the next five leading causes of death combined. Psychiatric disorders are also quite common: anxiety disorders ...

April 2005

Ask the Expert: Psychiatric Evaluation of Liver Transplant Candidates

Pages:225–227
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.225

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April 2005

Patient Management Exercise For Delirium

B. Harrison Levine, M.D., M.P.H., and
Ronald C. Albucher, M.D.

Pages:228–237
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.228

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INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATION

April 2005

Bibliography for Psychosomatic Medicine

Pages:238–239
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.238

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April 2005

Abstracts for Psychosomatic Medicine

Page:240
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.240

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April 2005

Psychiatric Assessment and Consultation

Felicia A. Smith, M.D.,
John Querques, M.D.,
James L. Levenson, M.D., and
Theodore A. Stern, M.D.

Pages:241–251
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.241

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April 2005

The Use of DBT Skills in the Treatment of Difficult Patients in the General Hospital

Jeff C. Huffman, M.D.,
Theodore A. Stern, M.D.,
Rebecca M. Harley, Ph.D., and
Nancy A. Lundy, Ed.D.

Pages:252–260
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.252

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April 2005

Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Hepatitis C–Positive Patients

Sonia P. Yovtcheva, M.D., M.Sc.,
Muhamad Aly Rifai, M.D.,
James K. Moles, M.D., and
Brian J. Van Der Linden, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:261–265
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.261

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This study assessed the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among hepatitis C patients at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Medical records of 306 randomly selected hepatitis C-positive patients were reviewed for past and present DSM-IV-based psychiatric ...

April 2005

Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy The Postpartum Period

Kimberly A. Yonkers, M.D.,
Katherine L. Wisner, M.D.,
Zachary Stowe, M.D.,
Ellen Leibenluft, M.D.,
Lee Cohen, M.D.,
Laura Miller, M.D.,
Rachel Manber, Ph.D.,
Adele Viguera, M.D.,
Trisha Suppes, M.D., Ph.D., and
Lori Altshuler, M.D.

Pages:266–279
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.266

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Objective: Bipolar disorder affects 0.5%–1.5% of individuals in the United States. The typical age at onset is late adolescence or early adulthood, placing women at risk for episodes throughout their reproductive years. General guidelines for the ...

April 2005

Organ Transplantation

Andrea F. DiMartini, M.D.,
Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D., and
Paula T. Trzepacz, M.D.

Pages:280–303
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.280

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April 2005

Surgical Nonpsychiatric Medical Treatment of Patients With Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.,
Jon Grant, J.D., M.D.,
Jason Siniscalchi, M.S., and
Ralph S. Albertini, M.D.

Pages:304–309
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.304

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It appears that many individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) receive nonpsychiatric medical treatment and surgery; however, this topic has had little systematic investigation. This study assessed the nonpsychiatric treatment sought and received by ...

April 2005

Assessing and Managing Depression in the Terminally Ill Patient

Susan D. Block, M.D., and
for the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel

Pages:310–319
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.310

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Psychological distress often causes suffering in terminally ill patients and their families and poses challenges in diagnosis and treatment. Increased attention to diagnosis and treatment of depression can improve the coping mechanisms of patients and ...

April 2005

Delirium in Elderly Patients

Martin G. Cole, M.D., FRCP(C)

Pages:320–332
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.320

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Delirium is a mental disorder characterized by disturbances in consciousness, orientation, memory, thought, perception, and behavior, of acute onset and fluctuating course. It occurs in hyperactive, hypoactive, or mixed forms, in up to 50% of elderly ...

April 2005

A Double-Blind Trial of Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine, and Lorazepam in the Treatment of Delirium in Hospitalized AIDS Patients

William Breitbart, M.D.,
Rocco Marotta, M.D., Ph.D.,
Meredith M. Platt, Ph.D.,
Henry Weisman, M.D.,
Maria Derevenco, Psy.D.,
Carmen Grau, Ph.D.,
Kathy Corbera, M.D.,
Susan Raymond, M.A.,
Stephen Lund, M.D., and
Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D.

Pages:333–340
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.333

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy and side effects of haloperidol, chlorpromazine, and lorazepam for the treatment of the symptoms of delirium in adult AIDS patients in a randomized, double-blind, comparison trial. Method: ...

April 2005

End-of-Life Care: Issues Relevant to the Geriatric Psychiatrist

Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D.

Pages:341–353
Published Online:1 April 2005

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.3.2.341

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Most deaths in the United States occur in the context of chronic diseases in later life and are too often accompanied by potentially remediable emotional or physical suffering. Geriatric psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can contribute ...

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