Dear Colleagues:

Welcome to the March issue of Psychiatry 2010. In this month’s “Trend Watch,” the authors explore the penetration of generic atypical antipsychotics in the United States market before and after the availability of generic risperidone. Based on this analysis, generic penetration into the atypical antipsychotic market has grown from three percent to more than 25 percent. An expert commentary by Peter Buckley, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, is provided.
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by Susan Lenderts, BA; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Peter Buckley, MD
Ms. Lenderts is Manager, Strategic Analytics, Quintiles Commercial, 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. Dr. Buckley is Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(3):9–10
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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) 2010;7(3):12–16
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by Richard D. Sanders, MD, and Paulette Marie Gillig, MD, PhD
Dr. Sanders is Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, and Ohio VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Gillig is Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty of the Graduate School, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(3):17–22
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by Priscilla Wong, MD
Dr. Wong is from the Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(3):23–31
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by Nuno Borja-Santos, MD, MSc; Bruno Trancas, MD; Pilar Santos Pinto, MD; Bárbara Lopes, MD; António Gamito, MD; Sandra Almeida, MD; Berta Ferreira, MD; Antonio Luengo, MD; Carlos Vieira, MD; Jorge Martinho, MD; Bruno Pereira, MD; and Graça Cardoso, MD, PhD
Drs. Borja-Santos, Santos Pinto, Lopes, Gamito, Almeida, and Ferreira are Consultants in Psychiatry, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal. Dr. Trancas is a Resident in Psychiatry, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal and CEDOC, Departamento de Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, FCM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Drs. Luengo, Vieira, Martinho, and Pereira are Residents in Psychiatry, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal. Dr. Cardoso is Head of Department, Psychiatric Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal and CEDOC, Departamento de Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, FCM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(3):32–36
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by Devavrat Joshi, Md; Sharad Koirala, MD; Sachin Lamichhane, MD; Anubha Paladugu, MD; Rupinder Johal, MD; and Steven Lippmann, MD
Drs. Joshi, Koirala, and Lamichhane are from the Mental Hospital in Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal. Drs. Paladugu, Johal, and Lippmann are from University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(3):37-39
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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) 2010;7(3):40–41
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