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FOCUS

Volume 4, Issue 4

September 2006

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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

September 2006

Letter from the Editors

Deborah J. Hales, M.D., and
Mark Hyman Rapaport, M.D.

Page:461
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.461

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September 2006

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COMMENTARY

September 2006

Teaching and Learning Psychopharmacology: A Strategy for the Practicing Physician

James W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., and
Ira D. Glick, M.D.

Pages:463–464
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.463

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

September 2006

The Neurobiological and Therapeutic Intersection of Pain and Affective Disorders

Michael Moskowitz, M.D., M.P.H., and
Scott M. Fishman, M.D.

Pages:465–471
Published Online:1 September 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.465

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The majority of patients suffering from chronic pain have comorbid mood or anxiety disorders. This is not surprising as there is an affective component to all pain, and the chronic stress and social disruption caused by unrelenting pain erodes the ...

September 2006

Sedative Hypnotics

Milton Erman, M.D.

Pages:472–479
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.472

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The treatment of insomnia has been a long-standing source of anxiety and discomfort for psychiatrists. Efforts to provide appropriate treatment are complicated by uncertainty as to whether insomnia is a symptom of another psychiatric disorder or a ...

September 2006

Quick Reference for Psychopharmacology

Pages:480–483
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.480

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Ask the Expert Psychopharmacology: Major depressive disorder

Sidney Zisook, M.D.

Pages:484–486
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.484

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September 2006

Optimizing Outcomes in Psychopharmacology Continuing Medical Education (CME): Measuring Learning and Attitudes That May Predict Knowledge Translation into Clinical Practice

Stephen M. Stahl, M.D., Ph.D.,
Meghan Grady, B.A.,
Gerardeen Santiago, Ph.D., and
Richard L. Davis

Pages:487–495
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.487

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Because continuing medical education (CME) activities in psychopharmacology have traditionally documented only that participants have been exposed to a great deal of new information, it has been difficult to gauge to what extent CME leads to the ...

September 2006

Patient Management Exercise for Psychopharmacology

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

Pages:496–504
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.496

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This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the basis of the ...

REVIEW

September 2006

Acamprosate for Alcohol Dependence: An Update for the Clinician

Barbara J. Mason, Ph.D.

Pages:505–511
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.505

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Alcohol dependence is a chronic, relapsing disorder affecting more than 8 million Americans who are at increased risk for negative interpersonal and health consequences from pathological drinking. Successful treatment would potentially decrease these ...

INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

September 2006

Bibliography Psychopharmacology

Pages:512–514
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.512

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Abstracts Psychopharmacology

Pages:515–521
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.515

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September 2006

Keeping Our Eyes on STAR☆D

Marcia Valenstein, M.D.

Pages:522–524
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.522

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STAR☆D: The Results Begin to Roll in

Matthew Menza, M.D.

Pages:525–527
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.525

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The Search for New Off-Label Indications for Antidepressant, Antianxiety, Antipsychotic and Anticonvulsant Drugs

Guy Chouinard, M.D.

Pages:528–538
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.528

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Most drugs are prescribed for several illnesses, but it took several years for psychotropic drugs to have multiple clinical indications. Our search for serotonergic drugs in affective illnesses and related disorders led to new off-label indications for ...

September 2006

Effectiveness of Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, and Ziprasidone in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia Following Discontinuation of a Previous Atypical Antipsychotic

T. Scott Stroup, M.D., M.P.H.,
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.,
Joseph P. McEvoy, M.D.,
Marvin S. Swartz, M.D.,
Sonia M. Davis, Dr.P.H.,
Robert A. Rosenheck, M.D.,
Diana O. Perkins, M.D., M.P.H.,
Richard S.E. Keefe, Ph.D.,
Clarence E. Davis, Ph.D.,
Joanne Severe, M.S.,
John K. Hsiao, M.D., and
for the Catie Investigators

Pages:539–552
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.539

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Background: In the treatment of schizophrenia, changing antipsychotics is common when one treatment is suboptimally effective, but the relative effectiveness of drugs used in this strategy is unknown. This randomized, double-blind study compared ...

September 2006

Predictors of Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: Primary Outcomes From the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)

Roy H. Perlis, M.D.,
Michael J. Ostacher, M.D., M.P.H.,
Jayendra K. Patel, M.D.,
Lauren B. Marangell, M.D.,
Hongwei Zhang, M.D., M.S.,
Stephen R. Wisniewski, Ph.D.,
Terence A. Ketter, M.D.,
David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D.,
Michael W. Otto, Ph.D.,
Laszlo Gyulai, M.D.,
Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington, Ph.D.,
Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D.,
Gary S. Sachs, M.D., and
Michael E. Thase, M.D.

Pages:553–561
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.553

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Objective: Little is known about clinical features associated with the risk of recurrence in patients with bipolar disorder receiving treatment according to contemporary practice guidelines. The authors looked for the features associated with risk of ...

September 2006

Beyond Efficacy: The STAR☆D Trial

Thomas R. Insel, M.D.

Pages:562–563
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.562

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September 2006

Interpreting the Results of the CATIE Study

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., and
John K. Hsiao, M.D.

Page:564
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.564

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September 2006

Suicidal Ideation and Pharmacotherapy Among STEP-BD Patients

Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D.,
Michael H. Allen, M.D.,
David A. Miklowitz, Ph.D.,
Charles L. Bowden, M.D.,
Carrie J. Endick, C.S.W.,
Cheryl A. Chessick, M.D.,
Stephen R. Wisniewski, Ph.D.,
Sachiko Miyahara, M.S.,
Kemal Sagduyu, M.D.,
Michael E. Thase, M.D.,
Joseph R. Calabrese, M.D., and
Gary S. Sachs, M.D.

Pages:565–572
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.565

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Objective: Little is known about the effects of lithium on suicidal ideation or about the possible antisuicidal effects of divalproex, second-generation antipsychotics, or antidepressants among persons with bipolar disorder. Methods: Using a cross-...

September 2006

Psychiatry in Chronic Pain: A Review and Update

John Sharp, M.D., F.A.P.A., F.A.P.M., and
Brian Keefe, M.D.

Pages:573–580
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.573

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As the field of pain management nears the halfway point of the Congressionally declared “Decade of Pain Control and Research,” the prevalence of chronic pain and disability related thereto continue to escalate. In the context of rising costs and suffering ...

September 2006

Antidepressants and Psychotherapy: A Clinical Research Review

Ellen Frank, Ph.D.,
Danielle Novick, B.A., and
David J. Kupfer, M.D.

Pages:581–588
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.4.581

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