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Medical Memos

FALL 2004

• What is an antipsychotic? What are they used for?
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FALL 2003

• Medicines For ADHD
  (Includes the New Non-stimulant Strattera)
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FALL 2002

• I Have Heard of the Placebo Effect But What is the NOCEBO Phenomenon ?
  
• A New Trend in Medicines: What's So Special about Lexapro?
  
• New Medicines, New Doses, New Forms
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SUMMER 2002

• What is an Antipsychotic? What are They Used For? What is Geodon?
  
• Good New Generic Options
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WINTER 2001

• A Fresh Look at Medicines for ADHD
• What is the SRI Discontinuation Syndrome?
• In the News: Are Graduated Driver's Licenses for Teenagers a Good Idea?
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SPRING 2001

• What is Stuttering? How Do I Get Help?
  
• Stigma: One Doctor's Opinion
  
• Important Parenting Tips
  
• Internet Update: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSB) and the American Association of Suicidology
  
• Did You Know?
  
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FALL 2000

• New Medications for ADHD
  
• Ten Tips for Improving Your Sleep
  
• Tips for Getting Homework Done AND Turned In
  
• Tips for Parents to Help Youths in School
  
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SUMMER 2000

• More on Depression
  
• Medication Update
  
• Internet Update
  
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WINTER 2000

• What Is Depression?
  
• What Is Encopresis?
  
• Teaching Social Skills
  
• In The News: U.S. Surgeon General Stigma Fights Stigma
  
• Download PDF version of the issue (158k)

FALL 1999

• What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
  
• Did You Know?
  
• More About The Importance Of A Healthy Pregnancy
  
• Technology And Your Children
  
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SUMMER 1999

• Bedwetting and its Treatment
• Internet Spotlight-New health links
  
• One Doctor's Opinion
  Is Bipolar Disorder being over diagnosed?
  
• In The News... Again...
  The Colorado School Shootings
  
• What Are Behavioral Side Effects?
  
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SPRING 1999

• In The News...Do Managed Care companies and HMO's discourage psychotherapy?
  
• What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
  
• Internet Spotlight - Quackwatch
  
• What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
  
• What is Trichotillomania?
  

WINTER 1999

• What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
  
• New Anti-depressant and Anti-anxiety Medications
  
• What Is Tourette's Syndrome?
  
• Confidentiality
  

FALL 1998

• What is Anxiety?
  
• School Test Scores
  
• 5 Key Job Skills
  

SUMMER 1998

• Is Breast Feeding Always Best?
  
• In The News
  -Lessons from Jonesboro AR, Springfield OR, Paducah KY, Edinboro PA, Fayetteville TN, Onalaska WA, Jersey Village TX, And Tucson
  
• Did You Know?
  -Facts about suicide, homicide, and firearms

SPRING 1998

• Extra Vitamins E, C, and a Multivitamin Make Sense
  
• "Doctor, how long should I take this medicine?"
  
• Pregnancy and SSRI Medications
  
• What is Psychopharmacology?

WINTER 1997

• One Doctor's Opinion: The Failure of Middle Schools
  
• Did You Know?
  -Wellbutrin SR (Zyban) approved to help stop smoking
  
• In The News
  -A lesson for us all

FALL 1997

• Sleep Phase Disorder
  
• In The News.....
  -St. John's Wort
  

SUMMER 1997

• Update on Dyslexia
  
• What is a Psychiatrist?
  
• In The News I
  -Prozac appears safe in pregnancy, but...
  
• In The News II
  -Be wary of some over the counter herbal remedies and food supplements
  

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