Clinical Psychiatry News articles from May 2004

Clinical Psychiatry News archives from May 2004

Concussive brain injuries overlooked.
May 1, 2004... BAL HARBOUR, FLA. -- Clinicians across the country are facing the realities of the war in Iraq, as veterans with concussive blast brain injuries rejoin their communities. These soldiers are also giving researchers valuable insight into the way...

Number of women in selected specialties rising.(Vital Signs)
May 1, 2004... Number of Women in Selected Specialties Rising Source: American Medical Association

Early life trauma affects chronic depression TX: combining particular form of CBT and nefazodone led to highest remission rates.(News)(cognitive-behavioral therapy)
May 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Depressed adults may respond differently to treatment depending on whether they were traumatized as children, Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff said. His reanalysis of data from a study comparing medication with cognitive-behavioral...

Antidepressant use soars for preschool girls, boys: prescriptions for 1998-2002 examined.(News)
May 1, 2004... Antidepressant use doubled among preschool girls and increased by 64% among preschool boys between 1998 and 2002, based on a national sample of prescriptions for commercially insured children. Overall antidepressant use in children aged 18...

Market forces fail to rein in medical costs.(News)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The inability of market forces to control rising health care costs has some calling for a larger role for the government, according to a study published in Health Affairs. "No solution is evident, accepted, or expected," Len...

Teens gaining weight faster than parents.(News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Today's teens are not only heavier than their parents, they're also gaining weight at more than twice the rate of their parents, according to a poster presented by Dr. Patricia H. Davis at a conference on cardiovascular disease...

British raise more questions on use of SSRIs.(News)(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
May 1, 2004... Despite concerns raised by recent British analyses of antidepressants, parents must remain vigilant about seeking help for their children who have depressive symptoms, Dr. David Fassler says. "The most important thing is that parents need...

Inhalant guidelines add to knowledge base.(News)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- New guidelines aimed at medical examiners, coroners, and pathologists aim to stop inhalant deaths from going undetected. Millions of teens and adolescents use household and industrial products every year to get high, yet only...

Young people increasingly abuse DXM.(News)(Dextromethorphan)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Attracted by easy availability and admiring Internet sites, teenagers and young adults are increasingly abusing dextromethorphan, the active ingredient in Robitussin DM and other over-the-counter cough syrups, Dr. Alexander E....

Second IM atypical is approved for agitation.(News)(intramuscular)
May 1, 2004... The intramuscular formulation of olanzapine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Olanzapine is the second atypical antipsychotic to become available in an...

FDA OKs first rapid saliva-based HIV test.(News)
May 1, 2004... The first oral-fluid-based rapid HIV test, capable of delivering results within 20 minutes, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test (OraSure Technologies Inc., Bethlehem,...

Treating the complex patient.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2004... Meet Aaron Miller. Mr. Miller, a 45-year-old Irish American, presented for his first appointment with me at an attending-run university-based clinic. He reported a long-standing history of panic disorder with daily panic attacks and a history...

Helping victims of sexual abuse.(Fink! Still at Large)
May 1, 2004... Victims of abuse by Roman Catholic priests are in a position unlike that of other sexual abuse victims. Often, these victims' wounds are reopened every time a new revelation comes out about a particular priest or victim. How can we help these...

Delusional to the max.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... As a neurologist who has discovered and described real diseases, I found the letter by Dr. Carmen V. Zuk and Gerald H. Zuk, Ph.D., remarkable for its clarity and scientific insight ("Seeds of Delusion Sowed Early," March 2004, p. 12). They...

Work with the school.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... When treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, it is important to confirm the diagnosis "The Challenge of Treating ADHD," April 2004, p. 15). Inattention is a nonspecific end point of many disorders, including learning disorders,...

More competitive, less halcyon.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Although I agree with Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld that many parents pressure their children too much, the reality is that today's world is extremely competitive ("A Harmful Obsession?" Guest Editorial, March 2004, p. 20). I'm a psychiatrist in my...

Mental illness on death row.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Prisoners who are seriously mentally ill need psychiatric treatment, regardless of their sentence, and the failure to provide such needed treatment is unethical. That point was missed on both sides of the question in "Pro & Con: Should...

Fiddling with sex selection.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Dr. Eugene Pergament seems resistant to the idea that people should be allowed to use technology to select the sex of an embryo prior to implantation ("Embryos and Ethics," Guest Editorial, December 2003, p. 9). I have a patient with four...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2004... The Vital Signs "Limits on Noneconomic Damages for Medical Malpractice, September 2003" (April 1, 2004, p. 117) should have indicated that Oregon has no cap on noneconomic damages or total damages. "The Challenge of Treating ADHD" (April...

Coping with economic credentialing.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2004... In communities all over the country, hospitals and hospital systems have taken strong defensive (or, from the physicians' perspective, offensive) actions to counter the conflicts of interest and economic threats posed by the physician owners of...

Lee H. Beecher, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Lee H. Beecher, M.D., is a trustee of the Minnesota Medical Association and president of the Minnesota Physician-Patient Alliance, www.physician-patient.org. He is also clinical associate professor in the department of psychiatry, University of...

Carl C. Bell, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Carl C. Bell, M.D., is president and chief executive officer of Community Mental Health Council and Foundation Inc., Chicago. He also serves as director of public and community psychiatry and clinical professor of psychiatry and public health...

Daniel E. Casey, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Daniel E. Casey, M.D., is professor of psychiatry and neurology at the Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. He has served as a member and chairman of the Food and Drug Administration's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee.

Paul J. Fink, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Paul J. Fink, M.D., is professor of psychiatry at Temple University, Philadelphia. He is a past president of the American Psychiatric Association and a public health consultant on youth violence.

Mary Ellen Foti, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Mary Ellen Foti, M.D., is metrosuburban area medical director for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Westborough. She is also assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester.

Thelissa A. Harris, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... (not pictured) Thelissa A. Harris, M.D., is in private practice in Hartford, Conn. She also works as the psychiatric consultant to a continuing care retirement community and is a member of the People to People Ambassador Program.

Clifford K. Moy, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... (not pictured) Clifford K. Moy, M.D., is clinical director of the Austin (Tex.) State Hospital. He is a delegate to the American Medical Association's House of Delegates.

Rodrigo A. Munoz, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Rodrigo A. Munoz, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is a past president of the American Psychiatric Association.

Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D., is professor of psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. She also serves as director of the medical college's Childhood Bereavement Program.

David Spiegel, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... David Spiegel, M.D., is Willson Professor and the associate chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford (Calif.) University. He is a winner of the American Psychiatric Association's Marmor Award for Advancement of...

Peter Weiden, M.D.(Clinical Psychiatry News Editorial Advisory Board)
May 1, 2004... Peter Weiden, M.D., is professor of psychiatry and director of the Schizophrenia Research Service at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn. He has received several awards from family and patient advocacy groups and was...

Third world disease affects everyone.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2004... As part of our work on expanding health care in Africa, my wife and I were invited to visit Queen Elizabeth's Central Hospital in Malawi. It is the leading hospital in the country, and it is one of the most amazing places in the world for me. I...

A plan for better access.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2004... With the passage of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, this country has a certain amount of momentum going toward getting all Americans better access to health benefits. In that spirit, I would like to make three concrete proposals to help...

Solutions to fatigue.(Practical Psychopharmacology)
May 1, 2004... Fatigue may not be the most dramatic of psychiatric symptoms, but it is among the most troublesome. It is a hallmark of common syndromes such as depression and generalized anxiety disorder, and occurs in others as diverse as personality...

Antidepressants and suicidality: what data show.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration's March 22, 2004, public health advisory regarding 10 commonly prescribed antidepressants could have disturbing ramifications. Patients who need those antidepressants might be reluctant to take them because...

Rooms in the house of grief.(Reel Life)
May 1, 2004... Bereavement is the central theme in several recent noteworthy films. Here I will discuss three of these movies that illustrate how grief indeed has many faces. In each of these films, a vibrant young person dies unexpectedly, and we follow the...

Polypharmacy may be best tx in bipolar disorder.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Lithium ranked highest in a comparison of mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder, but polypharmacy is likely and physicians can expect to reach into the murkier territory of lesser evidence to treat the complex condition, Dr....

Later-life bipolar comorbidities raise health care costs.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- A substantial number of adults with bipolar disorder who are approaching older age have at least one psychiatric comorbidity, which is often substance abuse or dependence or posttraumatic stress disorder, Frederic C. Blow, Ph.D.,...

Valproate serum levels in treating acute mania.(Evidence-based Psychiatric Medicine)
May 1, 2004... The Patient You have a patient diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. The patient has been prescribed divalproex at a sufficient dosage to raise the serum valproate level to 110 [micro]g/mL. You have also prescribed acceptable adjunctive...

MRI scans may perk up bipolar disorder patients.(Adult Psychiatry)(Magnetic resonance imaging)
May 1, 2004... Depressed bipolar patients who underwent specific types of magnetic resonance imaging scans reported a significant improvement in mood, said Dr. Michael Rohan of McLean Hospital in Boston and his colleagues. Preliminary data suggest that...

OCD often found with lupus.(Clinical Capsules)(obsessive-compulsive disorder)(Systemic lupus erythematosus)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus appear to have a much greater risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder than the general population, according to the first study to examine rates of the illness in a clinic sample. Sixteen of 50...

Atherosclerosis and depression.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Several measures of atherosclerosis are associated with late-life depression, according to results of the population-based, cross-sectional Rotterdam study. Among 4,019 men and women, depressive disorders (major or minor depression and...

Help for social anxiety disorder.(Clinical Capsules)(pregabalin)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A new anxiolytic drug, pregabalin, appears to be effective in treating social anxiety disorder, reported Dr. Atul C. Pande of Pfizer Global Research and Development, New London, Conn., and his colleagues. Pregabalin, a modified form of the...

Treating panic disorder.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Sertraline and paroxetine are equally effective in treating panic disorder but exhibit some differences during medication tapering and in adverse events, reported Dr. Borwin Bandelow of the University of Gottingen (Germany) and his associates....

Helping patients quit smoking.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A street-based smoking cessation intervention might be a good way to help otherwise unmotivated smokers quit, Sonia A. Duffy, Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. ...

Clozapine still stands out in schizophrenia Tx.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Clozapine and other atypical antipsychotic drugs offer potentially life-saving tools to help schizophrenia, but significant side effects--particularly weight gain--still make them far from perfect, reported Dr. Alan Gelenberg...

Endophenotypes promise insight into Genetics of Schizophrenia.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Markers of discrete neuropsychological and neurophysiologic dysfunctions associated with schizophrenia--endophenotypes--represent a promising new research focus that may help disentangle the complex genetics of the disorder, Jeremy...

Reelin could be key in neurodevelopmental disorders.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Defects in the ability to produce reelin, an extracellular protein that regulates neuronal migration and dendrite development, may play a role in the etiologies of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar...

The art of Dorothy Ricci.(Visionary Art)
May 1, 2004... A significant outlet for exhibition and sale of works by artists living with mental illness is NARSAD Artworks, a volunteer nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. NARSAD...

The artist's reflections.(Adult Psychiatry)(Interview)
May 1, 2004... Most of my work is commission work. I have some that are prints, of course. NARSAD [National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression] has published quite a few of my pieces. I originally trained as a portrait painter with Frank...

Consider heart health of schizophrenia patients.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SACRAMENTO -- Psychiatrists need to start paying attention to their schizophrenia patients' cardiovascular health. They also should keep in mind that individual antipsychotics have different effects on a patient's lipid levels and other...

Let symptoms guide schizophrenia treatment.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Using the five symptom dimensions of schizophrenia to guide treatment "makes sense clinically and scientifically," Dr. Lewis A. Opler said at a conference on schizophrenia sponsored by Columbia University. Cognitive-behavioral...

Raloxifene appears to hold benefits for older women: patients randomized to the drug demonstrated a significantly decreased probability of impairment on tests of verbal recall.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Raloxifene may benefit verbal memory and attention in women, but tamoxifen may have detrimental effects on verbal memory and attention in women, Pauline Maki, Ph.D., said at a meeting sponsored by the International Association for...

Monthly IPT may help depressed women.(Adult Psychiatry)(interpersonal psychotherapy)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Women of childbearing age who can achieve remission from depression with interpersonal psychotherapy alone can remain depression-free with monthly maintenance psychotherapy, Ellen Frank, Ph.D., said at a meeting sponsored by the...

HIV drugs change cognitive impairment risk.(Adult Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- In the modern era of potent anti-HIV drugs, the kinds of patients who develop neurocognitive impairment have changed, but HIV-related dementia remains linked to a higher risk of death, two separate studies have found. ...

Conquering phobias.(The Psychiatrist's Toolbox)
May 1, 2004... "I can't go into the elevator; I won't be able to breathe. I'm scared. My heart is going to explode." This kind of utter desperation that we hear from some patients makes one thing clear: Phobias and anxiety disorders present tremendous...

Anxiety occurs frequently with depression symptoms after MI.(Adult Psychiatry)(myocardial infarction)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common and strongly associated with development of clinical depression in myocardial infarction patients. Johan Denollet. Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American...

Prevention plan reduces teen suicide attempts.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... The Signs of Suicide prevention program significantly reduced self-reported suicide attempts among high school students in high-risk settings in the 3 months after exposure to the program, reported Robert H. Aseltine Jr., Ph.D., of the...

Web site preferences of smoking teens may differ from those who don't smoke.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Smoking cessation Web sites can be useful for teenagers, but teen smokers aren't necessarily attracted to the same types of Web sites as their nonsmoking peers, Scott McIntosh, Ph.D., said at the annual meeting of the...

Study explores teens, gun use.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... More California teens are threatened with guns than use them in self-defense, reported David Hemenway, Ph.D., and Dr. Matthew Miller of Harvard University in Boston. The researchers surveyed 5,800 adolescents aged 12-17 years who lived in...

Acute stress disorder and PTSD.(Clinical Capsules)(posttraumatic stress disorder)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Acute stress disorder may not accurately predict posttraumatic stress disorder in children, said Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D., and Dr. Flaura Koplin Winston, of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively....

Juvenile offenders prone to PTSD.(Clinical Capsules)(Posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma were significantly more common in newly arrested and detained adolescents, compared with teens from a community sample, said Karen M. Abram, Ph.D., of Northwestern University and her associates (Arch....

Impact of parents on psychopathology.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Children whose fathers had a history of substance disorders were more likely to show attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, reported Dr. Duncan B. Clark and his colleagues at the University of...

Disruptive children with low IQs.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Children aged 5-12 years with severe disruptive disorders and below-average IQ scores showed significant improvements in behavior with a dose of up to 0.06 mg/kg per day of risperidone (Risperdal), said Dr. Robert L. Findling of Case Western...

Early TV viewing portends attention problems later.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... Early childhood exposure to television is linked to attentional problems a few years later, Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis and colleagues reported. The relationship was clinically significant and dose dependent. For every hour spent watching...

Receptive problems key in communication disorders.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... PHOENIX, ARIZ. -- Communication disorders in children can be subtle and may result from problems with information reception, expression, or both, Dr. Mel Levine said at a pediatric update sponsored by the Phoenix Children's Hospital. ...

Depression history may double Alzheimer's risk.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- A study of more than 300 people with Alzheimer's disease suggests there are distinct subtypes of depression that can occur at any stage of the disease. Depression is common in people with Alzheimer's disease, and in most cases is...

At-home problem-solving Tx for depression yields benefits.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... A program that partnered psychiatrists with community agencies serving the elderly significantly improved depression in a study of 138 frail, older adults by using primarily nonpharmacologic treatments at home. Approximately half the...

Personality changes flag frontotemporal dementia.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Frontotemporal dementia is distinct from Alzheimer's disease mainly in terms of the patient's behavior, Dr. Peter V. Rabins said at a meeting on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. ...

Vascular disease focus might slow dementia.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Treating the risk factors that cause vascular disease could slow the progression of preexisting dementia and possibly prevent its onset. Researchers are revisiting vascular disease as a factor in dementia and exploring how...

Written test measures real-world driving skills.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... BAL HARBOUR, FLA. -- The driving scenes test from the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery appears to be an excellent measure of real-world driving skills, Laura Brown, Ph.D., reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the American...

Neuropathic disorder patients getting inappropriate pain Rx.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Elderly patients with a neuropathic disorder are much more likely to be prescribed an inappropriate pain medication than previously believed, said Dr. Bill McCarberg at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family...

Comorbid pain, depression plague seniors.(Geriatric Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Depression and comorbid, activity-limiting pain are present in the elderly, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, said Jana Mossey, Ph.D., at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Seeking to...

Misconceptions abound on breast cancer in the elderly.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SAN ANTONIO -- Breast cancer in the elderly is often under-treated because of a series of misconceptions that are common among physicians and the public, Dr. Ian Fentiman asserted at a breast cancer symposium sponsored by the Cancer Therapy and...

Web-based interventions may help some smokers.(Addiction Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Web-based smoking cessation programs can be useful for some smokers, but better quality standards need to be established for them, several speakers said at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and...

Cigarette price hikes may turn smokers into quitters.(Addiction Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Increasing the price of cigarettes appears to lead more people to attempt to quit smoking, Mark Reed, Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Dr....

Drinking during pregnancy: more data.(Addiction Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Add abnormal nerve conduction to the list of neonatal problems resulting from heavy maternal drinking during pregnancy, according to Dr. Maria de los Angeles Avaria of the University of Chile, Santiago, and her associates. The first...

Tobacco prevention spending: most states get a failing grade.(Data Watch)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Tobacco Prevention Spending: Most States Get a Failing Grade Note: Based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assessment of resources devoted to tobacco prevention and control by state. Source: American Lung Association

Civilian rape counselors could aid military.(Community Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- External rape counseling services could be used by the U.S. military to increase reporting of sexual assaults within its ranks, according to rape counseling advocate Scott Berkowitz. The use of external, civilian-run phone...

Understudied groups need targeted suicide prevention.(Community Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- Smaller, specific strategies for suicide prevention and intervention in understudied populations and minority groups need to be developed and implemented, researchers reported at the annual conference of the American Association of...

Roles changing in sexual-offender assessment.(Forensic Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Courts are moving to seemingly objective statistical tests to determine whether a sexually violent predator will commit other offenses, but clinicians still have a role in this process, Dr. Alan A. Abrams said at the annual...

Confessions create professional quandary: the best way to proceed might depend on which party commissioned the forensic examination.(Forensic Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- What are a psychiatrist's ethical, moral, and legal obligations when someone confesses a crime during the course of a forensic psychiatric examination? A panel of psychiatrists and attorneys found no definitive answer to...

Restoration to competency: programs are inconsistent.(Forensic Psychiatry)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- A survey of restoration-to-competency programs around the United States showed that there is great variability in the content of the programs and the training of the staff, Dr. Timothy Michals and Steven Samuel, Ph.D., said at...

Frontal lobe epilepsy: Dx can prove tricky.
May 1, 2004... BAL HAROUR, FLA. -- Patients with frontal lobe epilepsy experience a very high incidence of psychiatric symptoms that can contribute to misdiagnosis and can unnecessarily delay treatment, Dr. Elliott Lee reported in a poster at the annual...