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Psychiatric Services

Volume 50, Issue 9

September 1999
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Taking Issue
September 1999
The Economic Value of Treatment for Depression
  • Steven S. Sharfstein, M.D., president and medical director, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, and vice-chairman, department of psychiatry, University of Maryland
  • Page:1113
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1113

Departments
September 1999
Web Sites Worth Watching
  • Page:1132
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1132

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Column
September 1999
Emergency Psychiatry: Acute Psychopharmacological Management of the Aggressive Psychotic Patient
  • Pages:1135–1137
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1135

September 1999
Rehab Rounds: Teaching Fundamental Workplace Skills to Persons With Serious Mental Illness
  • Pages:1147–1153
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1147

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September 1999
Practical Geriatrics: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Dementia
  • Pages:1151–1153
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1151

Special Section on Mental Health & Aging
September 1999
Introduction: Preparing for the Future
  • Page:1157
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1157

September 1999
The Epidemiology of Common Late-Life Mental Disorders in the Community: Themes for the New Century
  • Pages:1158–1166
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1158

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September 1999
Depression and Aging: A Look to the Future
  • Pages:1167–1172
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1167

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September 1999
Alzheimer's Disease and Its Management in the Year 2010
  • Pages:1173–1177
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1173

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September 1999
Older Patients With Schizophrenia: Challenges in the Coming Decades
  • Pages:1178–1183
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1178

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September 1999
The Potential Impact of the Baby-Boom Generation on Substance Abuse Among Elderly Persons
  • Pages:1184–1188
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1184

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September 1999
Community-Based Long-Term Care for Older Persons With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in an Era of Managed Care
  • Pages:1189–1197
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1189

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September 1999
The Future of Psychosocial Treatments for Elderly Patients
  • Pages:1198–1204
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1198

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September 1999
Training in Geriatric Mental Health: Needs and Strategies
  • Pages:1205–1208
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1205

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Other Article
September 1999
A Community Study of Depression Treatment and Employment Earnings
  • Pages:1209–1213
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1209

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September 1999
Siblings of Adults With Mental Illness or Mental Retardation: Current Involvement and Expectation of Future Caregiving
  • Pages:1214–1219
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1214

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Brief Report
September 1999
The Massachusetts Forensic Transition Program for Mentally Ill Offenders Re-Entering the Community
  • Pages:1220–1222
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1220

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September 1999
Patterns of Family Caregiving and Support Provided to Older Psychiatric Patients in Long-Term Care
  • Pages:1222–1224
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1222

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September 1999
AIDS-Related Services and Training in Outpatient Mental Health Care Agencies in New York
  • Pages:1225–1228
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1225

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September 1999
Initiatives for Improving Mental Health Services to Ethnic Minorities in Australia
  • Pages:1229–1231
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1229

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Letter
September 1999
Advance Directives
  • Page:1232
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1232

September 1999
Advance Directives
  • Pages:1232-a–1233
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1232-a

September 1999
Medication in Depression
  • Page:1233
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1233

September 1999
The Doctor-Patient Relationship
  • Pages:1233-a–1233
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1233-a

Book Review
September 1999
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain • Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation
  • Pages:1234–1235
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1234

September 1999
Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios
  • Pages:1235–1236
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1235

September 1999
A Beautiful Mind
  • Page:1236
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1236

September 1999
When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography
  • Pages:1237–1238
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1237

September 1999
Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk • My Mama's Waltz: A Book for Daughters of Alcoholic Mothers
  • Pages:1238–1239
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1238

September 1999
High-Risk Sexual Behavior: Interventions With Vulnerable Populations
  • Page:1239
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1239

September 1999
Psychological Trauma
  • Page:1240
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1240

September 1999
Working With Toxic Older Adults: A Guide to Coping With Difficult Elders
  • Pages:1240-a–1241
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1240-a

September 1999
Substance Abuse Disorders in Clinical Practice, second edition
  • Page:1241
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1241

News & Notes
September 1999
  • Pages:1243–1245
  • Published Online:1 September 1999

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.9.1243