by Jeffrey Ventimiglia; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

Mr. Ventimiglia is an analyst in the Drug Safety and Medical Affairs Department, Quintiles, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia; Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles, Inc., and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California; and Dr. McIntyre is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):12–15
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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.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):16–20
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by James J. McGough, MD, and Stephen V. Faraone, PhD

Dr. McGough is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Faraone is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):21–29
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by Tanvir Singh, MD; Ashwin Prakash, MD; Theodore Rais, MD; and Neeta Kumari, MD, MPH

Dr. Singh is Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio; Dr. Prakash is from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio; Dr. Rais is Associate Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio; and Dr. Kumari is from the Department of Public Health, University Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):30–34
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by Linda J. Griffith, MD

Dr. Griffith is Chief Medical Officer, Consolidated Care, Inc. for Champaign and Logan Counties, Ohio, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):35–42

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by Philip D. Harvey, PhD

Dr. Harvey is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Psychiatry (Edgemont). 2009;6(10):43–46

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by Assad Meymandi, MD, PhD, DLFAPA

Dr. Meymandi is in private practice as a psychiatrist and neurologist and serves as an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a noted physician, editor, and philanthropist who frequently speaks and writes on diverse topics that relate to his interests in medicine, the arts, religion, and philanthropy. He lives in Raleigh with his wife Emily.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2009;6(10):47–48

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