Clinical Psychiatry News articles from November 2004

Clinical Psychiatry News archives from November 2004

Teamwork closes mental health gap.(News)
November 1, 2004... Psychiatrists are in short supply, but patients in need of psychiatric care are not. As a result, some patients must wait as long as 6 months to see a psychiatrist, and primary care physicians, forced to pick up the slack, are seeing...

Median annual compensation for psychiatrists falls in 2003.(VITAL SIGNS)
November 1, 2004... Median Annual Compensation for Psychiatrists Falls in 2003 Note: Based on data from more than 1,800 medical groups. Source: Medical Group Management Association

Labeling rules for antidepressants: mixed reviews; Psychiatrists worry that FDA order will have chilling effect on needed prescribing.(News)
November 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration's new requirements for warning labels on antidepressants given to children and adolescents are drawing mixed reviews from physicians. On the positive side, "this announcement will raise the level of...

Online schizophrenia algorithm almost ready: international effort took 3 years to finish.(News)
November 1, 2004... STOCKHOLM -- An interactive, online schizophrenia treatment algorithm will provide a decision tree complete with graded supporting evidence and special clinical considerations for patients with comorbid or pre-existing conditions, Herbert...

Pilot program launched on malpractice.(News)
November 1, 2004... Afederal experiment to encourage early settlement of malpractice cases through a confidential mediation process won't solve the medical liability crisis, but it's a step in the right direction, physicians and other health experts claim. To...

FDA approves aripiprazole for acute bipolar mania.(News)
November 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration has approved aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic, for the treatment of acute bipolar mania. Manufactured in the United States by Bristol-Myers Squibb under the brand name Abilify, aripiprazole's only...

Third-party payers.(FINK! STILL AT LARGE)
November 1, 2004... Because of inequitable limits applied to mental health benefits, many patients fail to get the mental health care they need. What is the impact of third-party payments in doctor-patient relationships? Psychiatry Is to Blame The current...

Other considerations on neutrality.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... In his column, "The Importance of Neutrality," Paul J. Fink, M.D., linked neutrality and anonymity as essential components of a therapist's ability to remain ethical (Fink! Still at Large, August 2004, p. 10). As a psychiatrist in an...

Diagnosing with broad strokes.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders is a far more complex issue than neglect on the part of clinicians ("Anxiety Disorders Underdiagnosed," July 2004, p. 1). There is a fundamental problem in our system of diagnosing mental illnesses....

Nonspiritual history.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... The enthusiasm that Dr. Harold G. Koenig has for a documented spiritual history in the medical record is misguided at best ("Pro & Con: Should physicians conduct spiritual histories of their patients?" Oct. 15, 2003, p. 8). It is...

Borderline annoyances.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... The great Karl Menninger would have strongly agreed with the suggestion of Thomas M. Duffy, M.D., that borderline personality disorder be renamed "affective dysregulation disorder" ("'Borderline' Has to Go," Letters, September 2004, p. 11)....

Rx for civil justice system.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Blaming lawyers, insurers or anyone else for the malpractice crisis has been a fatal mistake of the medical profession for decades ("Delegates Reject Denial of Care to Trial Lawyers," August, 2004, p. 5). Physicians and many of their...

Barriers to EHRs.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... Regarding barriers to using electronic health records in medical practice ("Feds to Reward Use of Electronic Health Records," September, 2004, p. 78), I would list these: * My practice is rather small and can't afford a $30,000, or even a...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2004... A quote attributed to Susanna N. Visser ("Survey Suggests ADHD Overtreatment Is Unlikely," Oct. 1, 2004, p. 36) overstated her study findings. Ms. Visser, an epidemiologist with the CDC in Atlanta, collected data from parent reports of being...

We must get the word out about psychiatry.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2004... We have not done an adequate job of marketing our profession or skills. The general public knows the difference between an obstetrician and a pediatrician but not the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist. If I ever had a...

Treating the depressed and pregnant.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2004... Physicians and patients may be alarmed by recent changes to the product labels of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine with respect to their use during pregnancy. The...

Should we disregard psychotherapeutic approaches that are not backed by solid scientific evidence?(PRO & CON)
November 1, 2004... YES We shouldn't disregard any treatment before it has been thoroughly studied, and we should always keep an open mind to all novel and untested treatments. But we have to be extremely careful not to tolerate treatments that have been...

Web strategy and adolescents.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2004... We've all seen the headlines warning of the "dark alleys of cyberspace" and telling cautionary tales of sordid characters who lure teens from online chats into real-life danger. Many adults want to pull the plug on the Internet in America's...

Dream weavers.(Reel Life)
November 1, 2004... Murray Bowen, the pioneer family therapist, often defied convention by purposely preventing couples in conflict from talking to one another during sessions. He would engage one partner in a long dialogue while the other silently observed. Bowen...

Transference-based therapy effective in BPD.(Adult Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... ASPEN, COLO. -- Transference-focused psychotherapy, a structured outpatient psychodynamic treatment for borderline personality disorder, has shown solid evidence of efficacy in three studies, John F. Clarkin, Ph.D., said at a psychiatry...

Venlafaxine for PMDD.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(premenstrual dysphoric disorder )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Premenstrual use of venlafaxine appears to be an effective and well-tolerated treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a small preliminary trial, according to Lee S. Cohen, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Twenty...

Adjunctive modafinil.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Once-daily modafinil helps eliminate some side effects of antidepressant therapy and improves overall depression in major depressive disorder patients, according to Thomas L. Schwartz, M.D., of SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y....

Diabetes risk and antipsychotics.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Patients who have taken multiple second-generation antipsychotics or clozapine or quetiapine are at significantly increased risk of treatment-emergent diabetes mellitus, according to Leslie Citrome, M.D., of New York University School of...

Understanding aggressive behavior.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Regulation of the adrenocortical stress response may offer a novel approach to understanding and controlling violent behavior, said Menno R. Kruk, Ph.D., of the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands. In a study...

Risperidone tied to risk of hyperglycemia.(Adult Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Patients taking risperidone may have an increased risk of hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus, according to a warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration. Hyperglycemia--in some cases extreme and associated with ketoacidosis or...

Treating depression in the medically ill: these patients are sensitive to side effects, may be taking drugs that can interact with antidepressants.(PRACTICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)
November 1, 2004... Depression and medical illness are frequent fellow travelers. Not only is the mood disorder more prevalent among people with chronic medical conditions than it is in the general population, but comorbidity complicates treatment, worsens...

Adults with OCD share several childhood medical factors.(Adult Psychiatry)(Obsessive-compulsive disorder)
November 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder shared a number of medical and developmental factors as children, according to data presented as a poster at a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National...

The art of Linda Sibio.(VISIONARY ART)
November 1, 2004... Linda Carmella Sibio's life may strike the casual observer as emotionally chaotic, but a closer inspection reveals a rich and vibrant tapestry, with an awe-inspiring resiliency. An extremely driven and productive artist, Ms. Sibio uses...

Early sexual abuse tied to later suicidal ideation.(Adult Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... Women aged 50 and older with major depression were nearly seven times more likely to have considered suicide in the past week if they had a history of childhood sexual abuse, a study of 127 patients found. The 18 women in the study who...

Obesity: we must take the lead.(THE PSYCHIATRIST'S TOOLBOX)
November 1, 2004... A few years ago, a 35-year-old patient I'll call Betty came to me because her weight had spiraled out of control. At 235 pounds, Betty found that even the simplest tasks--such as taking a 15-minute walk--were challenging because she got very...

Empowering the patient to lose weight seen as essential.(Adult Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Obese patients must take personal responsibility for their condition and its treatment, Gerard Musante, Ph.D., said at a meeting on obesity sponsored by Global Business Research Ltd. "It's commendable that society is taking...

High-dose ziprasidone effective for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.(Adult Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... PHOENIX, ARIZ. -- Doses of ziprasidone well above 160 mg/day appear to be effective and well tolerated in patients with the most complex disorders, Daniel A. Deutschman, M.D., reported in a poster session at a meeting of the New Clinical Drug...

FPs miss primary nature of depression in HMO study.(Adult Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... HONOLULU -- A study conducted at an Ohio HMO suggests that family physicians are failing to properly address depression in their patients, even when they have conspicuously identified it, Lori A. Milo, Ph. D., said at the annual meeting of the...

Reducing clozapine's metabolic side effects.(EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE)
November 1, 2004... The Problem You have a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. Positive psychotic symptoms have remained resistant to adequate trials of typical and atypical antipsychotics. You consider clozapine, but the patient has an elevated body mass...

ADHD comparison favors methylphenidate.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
November 1, 2004... PARIS -- A combined immediate- and extended-release formulation of methylphenidate was more effective than atomoxetine for controlling symptoms in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in a study of more than 1,300 patients....

Psychiatric disorders key in childhood insomnia: ask about depression, anxiety, and somatization. Family history of mental illness could also play role.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Why anyone would want to "sleep like a baby" is beyond any parent who has ever faced a sleepless child night after night. "Insomnia is actually a very common problem in children," Ann C. Halbower, M.D., co-director of the...

Sex on TV may give teens ideas.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Adolescents who view more sex on TV may be more likely to become sexually active than those who view less sex on TV, reported Rebecca L. Collins, Ph.D., of the Rand Corp. in Santa Monica, Calif., and her colleagues. In a national...

Depression evident in young girls.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Depressive symptoms can be reliably measured in girls aged 5-8 years, said Kate Keenan, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago, and her associates. In a community sample of 2,451 girls, 19% had one symptom of depression, 6% had two symptoms,...

12th graders' alcohol use holds steady.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Despite the decline in underage alcohol consumption since the 1970s, prevalence has remained steady for the last 5-10 years, said Vivian Faden, Ph.D., and Michael P. Fay of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Md....

Mental health for disabled teens.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Among Medicaid-insured adolescents with documented attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, those with coexisting disabilities were significantly more likely to receive ADHD treatment compared with those in foster care or in low-income...

Screen teen inhalers for comorbidities.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Adolescents who sniff glue or use other inhalants to get high are at increased risk for abuse of other substances, suicide, and depression, according to data from 847 patient admissions reported by Joseph T. Sakai, M.D., of the University of...

Rivastigmine benefits dementia in Parkinson's.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Rivastigmine was safe and effective for improving symptoms of dementia in patients with Parkinson's disease in a randomized, controlled study with 541 patients. Results from prior case series and small, open-label studies...

Brain changes detectable before MCI diagnosis: structural and functional MRI are revealing early changes in patients complaining of cognitive decline.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Magnetic resonance imaging has the potential for detecting very early brain changes related to memory impairment, Andrew J. Saykin, Psy.D., reported at the Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related...

Depressive symptoms tied to mild cognitive impairment risk.(Geriatric Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk for mild cognitive impairment, Deborah E. Barnes, Ph.D., reported in a poster at the Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. ...

General anesthesia tied to lower dementia risk.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Can general anesthesia prevent Alzheimer's disease? That was the intriguing suggestion from a retrospective epidemiologic study done with patients in the Veterans Affairs health system who had prostate or hernia surgery and...

Yoga doesn't boost cognition in healthy seniors.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The practice of yoga produced no significant effects on cognitive function in a randomized controlled trial involving healthy seniors, Barry Oken, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. On...

Perception of stigma varies by age, gender.(Geriatric Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- When it comes to the perceived stigma associated with mental illness, age and gender differences exist, and this stigma continues to pose a significant barrier to care, reported Jo Anne Sirey, Ph.D., and Martha L. Bruce, Ph.D., of...

Vigilance essential in primary care.(Community Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Widowhood, medical illness, and lack of a meaningful role in society are key factors that contribute to suicide risk among the elderly. The elderly are more biologically fragile and thus might be more likely to attempt suicide than younger...

Interventions needed for depressed elderly.(PREVENTION IN ACTION)
November 1, 2004... The numbers are sobering. Americans older than age 65 make up about 13% of the population yet account for 18% of all suicides, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. ...

Early IQ indicates adult outcome in autism.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
November 1, 2004... BERLIN -- Early IQ is a good prognostic indicator for adult outcome in autism. Patricia Howlin, Ph.D., said at the 16th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Autistic...

Gray matter deficit seen in genetic disorder.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Patients with Williams syndrome lack gray matter in a brain circuit that processes information about locations of objects and spatial relationships, said Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.,...

Hypopituitarism seen after severe head trauma.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
November 1, 2004... LISBON -- Hypopituitarism is a common but underrecognized complication of severe traumatic brain injury, Burkhard L. Herrmann, M.D., and Randall J. Urban, M.D., reported in separate presentations at the 12th International Congress of...

Transformed migraine responds to levetiracetam.(Pain Medicine)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Levetiracetam is a promising drug for the prevention of attacks of transformed migraine, a notoriously tough-to-treat and common form of chronic daily headache, Alan M. Rapoport, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American...

Pain relief from vaginal apex repair temporary, but patients are satisfied.(Pain Medicine)
November 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- Vaginal apex repair may improve general levels of pelvic pain in patients with vaginal apex pain, but for many, medical therapy is still necessary, results from a small study suggest. "Although initially it seemed vaginal apex...

Depression may predict late mastectomy pain.(Pain Medicine)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... VANCOUVER, B. C. -- Persistent, disabling pain following a mastectomy is not related to the type of procedure a woman has, but it may be related to depression, Ian Kudel, Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the...

FDA approves duloxetine in speedy review: drug is first to receive indication for pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.(Pain Medicine)
November 1, 2004... After a 6-month priority review, the Food and Drug Administration last month approved duloxetine for managing pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a symptom of nerve damage that affects up to 5 million Americans with diabetes....

Most fibromyalgia patients turn to alternative medicine.(Pain Medicine)
November 1, 2004... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- As the specific causes of fibromyalgia remain a mystery and conventional treatments prove only marginally helpful, more patients are turning to alternative treatments, which can offer surprising benefits by simply improving the...

When prescribing narcotics, use patient contract.(Pain Medicine)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Modern concepts of pain management call for the use of narcotics when appropriate, and having a patient sign a pain management contract can help clarify issues between physician and patient, Edward Teitelman, M.D., said at the...

Telephone outreach aids depression screening: intervention encourages medically ill patients to use mental health services in primary care practices.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
November 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- Telephone-based outreach is an effective screening tool for identifying comorbid depression in medically ill patients, said Michael Ong, M.D., of Stanford (Calif.) University. Such an intervention can be incorporated into primary...

Brain response to food stimuli could predict, mediate recovery from anorexia.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
November 1, 2004... BERLIN -- The regions of the brain implicated in motivation and emotional guidance are more active in response to food stimuli in current and recovered anorexia nervosa patients than in healthy control patients, Rudolf Uher, Ph.D., said at the...

DSM-IV diagnoses can increase length of hospital stays.(Psychosomatic Medicine)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Patients with at least one psychiatric diagnosis remained in the hospital significantly longer than those without a psychiatric diagnosis, adding to the body of evidence that psychiatric illness complicates medical conditions,...

Federal antiobesity effort gaining momentum.(Across Specialties)
November 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- As recognition of the national problem of obesity increases, the federal government has begun to fight back on several fronts. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality As part of the Department of Health and Human...

Studies weigh prognostic value of inactivity, BMI.(Across Specialties)
November 1, 2004... Physical inactivity and high body mass index are not necessarily equivalent in terms of predicting disease risk in women, according to findings from two studies. Inactivity predicted increased heart disease risk in women with suspected...

Asthma drug's label gets hepatotoxicity warning.(Across Specialties)
November 1, 2004... Reports of life-threatening hepatic failure in people taking zafirlukast for asthma have been reported in patients on the asthma drug and the label has been revised to reflect these reports, according to a Food and Drug Administration Med-Watch...

Pergolide use associated with valvular disease.(Across Specialties)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The use of pergolide in patients with Parkinson's disease is associated with a markedly increased risk of developing cardiac valvular insufficiency, Richard B. Dewey Jr., M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy...

Panel releases updated HIV treatment guidelines.(Across Specialties)
November 1, 2004... Prompted by substantial new data on the effective treatment of HIV disease in adults, the International AIDS Society-USA antiretroviral panel has released new guidelines for antiretroviral therapy. The panel, convened in 1995 by the...

Survey shows few patients send e-mail to physicians.(Practice Trends)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Not many patients are e-mailing their physicians, and of those who do, the majority click "send" less than once a month, an online survey of 1,881 people suggests. Fewer than 17% of respondents reported recently e-mailing...

Employer health care costs slowing.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Employer health care costs will increase an estimated 8% in 2005, the first single-digit increase in more than 5 years, according to a survey by Towers Perrin, a New York consulting firm. The survey of 200 employers with an average of 9,000...

Mental health guidelines for schools.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses have developed guidelines to help schools address violence, drug abuse, and other issues. The Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools are designed...

Specialty hospitals' value questioned.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... "Limited-service" hospitals are having a negative effect on many communities' health care, according to a report from the Lewin Group, a Falls Church, Va., consulting firm. The group looked at one hospital in the Midwest and found that, after a...

Physician IT use varies.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Adoption of information technology (IT) varies widely across physician practices, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). IT adoption rates range from 8% to 50% among physicians in practice settings...

Shortfalls of private insurance.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Low-income patients with chronic conditions aren't getting much assistance from their private insurance plans, the Center for Studying Health System Change reported. In 2003, 42% of low-income, privately insured, chronically ill patients--up...

NIH opens clinical research center.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(National Institutes of Health )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The National Institutes of Health dedicated its new clinical research hospital--the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center--in the fall. The 870,000 square foot hospital is physically connected to NIH's 51-year-old Warren Grant Magnuson...

'On Death and Dying'.(BOOKS, THE CHILDREN OF THE BRAIN)(Biography)
November 1, 2004... The death of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D., in August prompted me to open my old copy of her seminal work. I first read "On Death and Dying" when it was published in 1969. Even the preface was absorbing: "I have worked with dying patients...

New book focuses on cultural issues, health disparities.(Practice Trends)
November 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- The first comprehensive textbook on health disparities in the United States should hit the bookshelves this month, Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the National Medical Association. Coedited by Dr. Pamies...

Home-based palliative care program supported by patients and physicians.(Practice Trends)
November 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Most patients facing death say they want to die at home. A palliative care program helped patients do that and also lowered health care costs, preliminary results of a Kaiser Permanente study showed. Home-based palliative...

U.S. needs to set health priorities.(Practice Trends)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... CHICAGO -- Figuring out how to provide health care coverage to all Americans has less to do with financing than it does with national values, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Ph.D., said at a conference sponsored by America's Health Insurance Plans. ...

Act promptly to address patient dissatisfaction.(Practice Trends)
November 1, 2004... AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. -- Do not move forward with treatment before resolving issues of anger and trust in your relationship with a patient, Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., advised at a meeting sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine....

Preparing for maternity and paternity leave.(THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)
November 1, 2004... Justin Woodhouse, M.D., was just a few weeks into his first-year dermatology residency at the Cleveland Clinic when his second child was born, But the thought of not taking 2 weeks of paternity leave never occurred to him. "Paternity leave...

Expert offers 10 ways to avoid federal fraud prosecution.(Practice Trends)
November 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- There are 10 things doctors can do--or avoid doing--to help prevent themselves from being prosecuted by the federal government for fraud, D. McCarty Thornton said at a forum sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association. ...

NIH moratorium would halt industry consulting.(Practice Trends)(National Institutes of Health)
November 1, 2004... The National Institutes of Health plans to impose a 1-year moratorium on all consulting arrangements between its employees and pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. The action comes after months of congressional hearings that...

ASAM mentor network.(FYI)(American Society of Addiction Medicine)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a grant to the American Society of Addiction Medicine to develop a network of physician mentors with expertise in treating opioid and buprenorphine addiction. For more...

Herbal safety Web site.(FYI)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The University of Texas at El Paso/University of Texas, Austin, Cooperative Pharmacy Program has developed a Web site to provide herbal safety information to patients and physicians. The Web site features information in English and Spanish. For...

Coordinated treatment grants.(FYI)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is going to award four grants totaling $19.3 million over 5 years to help Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Virginia provide coordinated and integrated treatment to persons with...