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Therapeutics

• Review: cognitive behavioural therapy is effective for anger problems (1 November, 1998) Free
• Integration of medical and social services for elderly people in the community reduced costs and use of health services (1 November, 1998) Free
• Treatment of severe and persistent mental illness in a community residential alternative was effective (1 November, 1998) Free
• Sildenafil improved sexual function in erectile dysfunction (1 November, 1998) Free
• A home based family intervention for children who had deliberately poisoned themselves did not reduce suicidal ideation (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: cognitive behaviour therapy facilitates recovery from depressive disorders in children and adolescents (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: antidepressant drugs are effective in dysthymia (1 November, 1998) Free
• Personal therapy reduced adverse outcomes in patients with schizophrenia living with family but increased psychotic relapse rates in those living independently; personal therapy improved social adjustment but increased anxiety (1 November, 1998) Free
• Exposure or cognitive restructuring were more effective than relaxation in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: assertive community treatment is an effective alternative in severe mental disorders (1 November, 1998) Free
• Metrifonate was effective in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: benzodiazepines and zolpidem are effective for chronic insomnia (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: a brief psychological intervention (debriefing) is ineffective in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (1 November, 1998) Free
• Review: oestrogen therapy after menopause may improve cognitive performance and may reduce the risk of developing dementia (1 November, 1998) Free