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Extended-release Trazodone in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

May 2009

by David V. Sheehan, MD, MBA; Harry A. Croft, MD; E. Roderich Gossen, PhD; Randy J. Levitt, PhD; Claire Brullé, MD; Sylvie Bouchard, MD, PhD; Anna Rozova, MSc, MD

Dr. Sheehan is Distinguished University Health Professor, Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Dr. Croft is Medical Director, San Antonio Psychiatric Research Center, San Antonio, Texas; Drs. Gossen, Levitt, Brullé, and Rozova are from Labopharm Inc., Laval, Québec, Canada; and Dr. Bouchard is from Lakeshore General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Dysthymic Disorder: Forlorn and Overlooked?

May 2009

by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD

Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government service) and Medical Director of the Primary Care Clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or the position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.
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Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Quetiapine Use

May 2009

by Javaid Rashid, MD; Perry J. Starer, MD; and Shazia Javaid, MD

Dr. Rashid is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate and Attending Psychiatrist, Kings-boro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn, New York; Dr. Starer is Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Associate Attending Physician, Mount Sinai Services, Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, New York; and Dr. Javaid is Research Associate, International Medical Graduate, Brooklyn, New York.
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Current Use of Sleep Aids

May 2009

by Elisa Cascade; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Timothy Roehrs, PhD

Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Quintiles Inc./iGuard, Falls Church, Virginia; Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles Inc., San Diego, California, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; and Dr. Roehrs is Director of Research at the Sleep Disorders Center, Henry Ford Hospital and
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

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Medical Student Mental Health Services: Psychiatrists Treating Medical Students

May 2009

by Julie P. Gentile, MD; and Brenda Roman, MD

Dr. Gentile is Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Director of Medical Student Mental Health Services, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Director of the Dual Diagnosis Program (Mental Illness/Intellectual Disabilities) at Wright State University, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Wright State University; and Dr. Roman is Professor and Director of Medical Student Education at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
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What Do You Do When Patients Cannot Pay?

May 2009

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BOOK REVIEW: Outpatient Management of Depression, Third Edition

May 2009

Reviewed by Penny Randall, MD, MBA

Executive Director of Medical and Scientific Services for Quintiles, Inc., San Diego, California
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