This Month's Highlights
Taking Issue
Jeffrey L. Geller
First-Person Accounts: The Importance of Being Honest
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 607
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Articles
Thomas W. Croghan, Michael Schoenbaum, Cathy D. Sherbourne, and Paul Koegel
A Framework to Improve the Quality of Treatment for Depression in Primary Care
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 623-630
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Ramin Mojtabai and Mark Olfson
Treatment Seeking for Depression in Canada and the United States
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 631-639
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Larry Davidson, Maria O'Connell, Janis Tondora, Thomas Styron, and Karen Kangas
The Top Ten Concerns About Recovery Encountered in Mental Health System Transformation
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 640-645
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Paolo del Vecchio
Commentary: All We Are Saying Is Give People With Mental Illnesses a Chance
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 646
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Faith B. Dickerson
Commentary: Disquieting Aspects of the Recovery Paradigm
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 647
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T. Michael Kashner, A. John Rush, M. Lynn Crismon, Marcia Toprac, Thomas J. Carmody, Alexander L. Miller, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Annie Wicker, and Trisha Suppes
An Empirical Analysis of Cost Outcomes of the Texas Medication Algorithm Project
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 648-659
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S. Nassir Ghaemi, Douglas J. Hsu, Michael E. Thase, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Andrew A. Nierenberg, Sachiko Miyahara, and Gary Sachs
Pharmacological Treatment Patterns at Study Entry for the First 500 STEP-BD Participants
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 660-665
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David Garver, Arthur Lazarus, Kitty Rajagopalan, Lois Lamerato, Laura M. Katz, Lee S. Stern, Margarita Dolgitser, and John J. Doyle
Racial Differences in Medication Switching and Concomitant Prescriptions in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 666-672
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Murray B. Stein, Christopher Ron Cantrell, Michael C. Sokol, Michael T. Eaddy, and Manan B. Shah
Antidepressant Adherence and Medical Resource Use Among Managed Care Patients With Anxiety Disorders
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 673-680
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Julie Magno Zito, Daniel J. Safer, James F. Gardner, Karen Soeken, and Jae Ryu
Anticonvulsant Treatment for Psychiatric and Seizure Indications Among Youths
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 681-685
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Bret E. Fuller, Traci R. Rieckmann, Dennis J. McCarty, Roz Ringor-Carty, and Sandy Kennard
Elimination of Methadone Benefits in the Oregon Health Plan and Its Effects on Patients
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 686-691
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Mark J. Edlund and Katherine M. Harris
Perceived Effectiveness of Medications Among Mental Health Service Users With and Without Alcohol Dependence
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 692-699
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Johannes Hamann, Susanne Adjan, Stefan Leucht, and Werner Kissling
Psychiatric Decision Making in the Adoption of a New Antipsychotic in Germany
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 700-703
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Columns
Ross W. Greene, J. Stuart Ablon, and Andrés Martin
Innovations: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Use of Collaborative Problem Solving to Reduce Seclusion and Restraint in Child and Adolescent Inpatient Units
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 610-612
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Helen Lavretsky and Lang Hai Nguyen
Innovations: Geriatric Psychiatry: Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 617-619
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Bradley D. Stein, Robin Meili, and David Klein
Datapoints: General Medical Costs of Recipients of Behavioral Health Care
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 620
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Brief Reports
Henning Krampe, Thilo Wagner, Sabina Stawicki, Claudia Bartels, Carlotta Aust, Birgit Kroener-Herwig, Heinrich Kuefner, and Hannelore Ehrenreich
Personality Disorder and Chronicity of Addiction as Independent OutcomePredictors in Alcoholism Treatment
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 708-712
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Frances J. Lexcen, Gary L. Hawk, Steve Herrick, and Michael B. Blank
Use of Video Conferencing for Psychiatric and Forensic Evaluations
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 713-715
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Carrie W. Rishel, Catherine G. Greeno, Steven C. Marcus, and Carol Anderson
Effect of Maternal Mental Health Problems on Child Treatment Response in Community-Based Services
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 716-719
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Frontline Reports
Kate Nemens and Joanne Nicholson
The Clubhouse Family Legal Support Project for Parents With Mental Illness
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 720
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Christel Alberque, Véronique Robert, and Ariel Eytan
A Peripartum Inpatient Psychiatric Program for Mothers and Infants
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 721
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Letters
H. Steven Moffic
A Not-for-Profit, Managed, Single-Payer System
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 722
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Jennifer M. Park, Ravi Hariprasad, and Lawrence T. Park
Medicare Part D and Decompensation
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 722-723
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Jordana R. Muroff and Scott Y. H. Kim
Patients' Views on Suicidality and Antidepressants
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 723-724
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Ellen M. Weissman, Dawn M. Moot, and Susan M. Essock
What Do People With Schizophrenia Think About Weight Management?
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 724-725
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Book Reviews
Margo Lauterbach
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 726
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Anita Everett
There Aren't Any Kitchens in Heaven
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 726-727
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Harriet P. Lefley
West of Then: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 728
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Jeffrey Geller
I'm No Saint: A Nasty Little Memoir of Love and Leaving The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir Confessions of a Video Vixen How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 729-730
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Anita Everett
The Necessity of Madness
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 730-731
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Robert Feder
When All the World Was Young: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 731
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Carol C. Nadelson
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 731-732
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Stuart Graves
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 732
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Nancy Byatt
All Will Be Well: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 732-733
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Maggie Bennington-Davis
The Best Day the Worst Day: Life With Jane Kenyon
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 733
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Sara Goldman
Girls of Tender Age: A Memior
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 733-734
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Ellen B. Tabor
With a Woman's Voice: A Writer's Struggle for Emotional Freedom
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 734-735
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Michael Bell
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 735
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Alan D. Schmetzer
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 736
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Mary E. Barber
The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 736-737
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Maureen A. Kaplan
Lessons in Taxidermy
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 737
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Jaak Rakfeldt
My Father the Spy: An Investigative Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 738
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Eben L. McClenahan
Jesus Land: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 738-739
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Eva Szigethy
That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 739-740
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Roger Peele and Maryam Razavi
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 740-741
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Kiernan D. O'Malley
Year of the Comets: A Journey From Sadness to the Stars
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 741
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Emily R. Myers
My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 741-742
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Sarah Guzofski
My Fundamentalist Education: A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 742
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Timothy B. Sullivan
Alzheimer: A Journey Together
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 743-744
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Miriam C. Tepper
Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memior of Snapshots and Redemption
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 744
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Margaret Chaplin
Secret Girl: A Memoir
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 744-745
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Tess McCabe
My Brother's Keeper: A Kindergartner's View of Autism
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 745
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Ann L. Hackman
The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 745-746
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Dennis Martin
Dying Declarations: Notes From a Hospice Volunteer
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 746
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Joseph Berger
Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 746-747
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Neal Adams
Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 747
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Marcia L. Zuckerman
Better Than Sane: Tales From a Dangling Girl
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 747-748
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Leslie H. Gise
Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 748
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William H. Fisher
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale
Psychiatr Serv 2006 57: 748-749
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