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Therapeutics

• Intramuscular haloperidol-promethazine sedates violent or agitated patients more quickly than intramuscular lorazepam (25 January, 2005) Free
• Cognitive behavioural therapy reduces short term rehospitalisation compared with psychoeducation in inpatients with schizophrenia (25 January, 2005) Free
• Adding psychosocial therapy to methylphenidate may not improve its effectiveness in stimulant responsive children with ADHD (25 January, 2005) Free
• Fluoxetine plus cognitive behavioural therapy improves symptoms of major depressive disorder in adolescents (25 January, 2005) Free
• School-based interpersonal psychotherapy improves depression in older adolescents (25 January, 2005) Free
• Review: long term psychotherapy in combination with antidepressants increases compliance and response rates in people with depression (25 January, 2005) Free
• St John’s Wort improves somatoform disorders (25 January, 2005) Free
• Review: acamprosate and naltrexone are safe and effective but have low compliance rates for people with alcohol dependence (25 January, 2005) Free
• Review: donepezil improves cognitive and global function in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (25 January, 2005) Free
• Review: atypical antipsychotics may be useful in treating behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia but cause adverse effects (25 January, 2005) Free
• A joint crisis plan negotiated with mental health staff significantly reduces compulsory admission and treatment in people with severe mental illness (25 January, 2005) Free
• A structured needs assessment does not improve clinical outcomes for clients under the care programme approach (25 January, 2005) Free
• An individual placement and support programme is more effective than skills training and temporary employment for people with severe mental illness (25 January, 2005) Free