QUestion, Evaluate and SynThesize. (QUEST)   

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Index by Diagnosis

• ADHD

  • Methylphenidate for Preschoolers with ADHD

  • Buproprion vs Methylphenidate for ADHD in Adults

  • Characteristics of Adult ADHD

  • ADHD with Bipolar Disorder in Girls

  • Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Substance Abuse

  • Tomoxetine for Adult ADHD

  • Atomoxetine in Children with ADHD

  • Childhood Diagnosis of ADHD and Adult Psychiatric Disorders

  • Atomoxetine in Adults with ADHD

  • Bupropion for ADHD in Adults

  • ADHD in Adults

  • ADHD in Adults:  A Meta-Analytic Review

• Anxiety Disorders

  • OCD and Psychosurgery

  • IRT for Chronic Nightmares in Sexual Assault Survivors with PTSD

  • Venlafaxine ER in Treatment of GAD

  • Light Therapy for SAD

  • Symptom Stability in OCD

  • Olanzapine in Anxiety Due to Alzheimer's Disease

  • Does placebo have differential effect on different psychiatric disorders?

• Bipolar Disorders

  • Carbamazepine as Monotherapy for Acute Bipolar Disorder

  • Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder

  • Tegretol and Mania

  • Mood Stabilizers and Pregnancy

  • Topiramate for Bipolar Disorders

  • Mania in Late Life

  • Postpartum Onset of Manic Symptoms

  • ADHD with Bipolar Disorder in Girls

  • Gabapentin as an Adjunct in Bipolar Disorder

  • Symptomatic Status of Bipolar I Disorder

  • Alternative Strategies in Bipolar Disorder

  • Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder

  • Lamotrigine and Lithium in Manic or Hypomanic Patients with Bipolar I Disorder

  • Lamotrigine and Lithium in Bipolar Mania

  • Lithium for Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy

  • Bipolar disorder in women treated w/valproate or lithium

  • Increased risk of developing PCOS using valproic acid in adult women w/bipolar disorder

  • Depression in Bipolar Disorders

• Childhood Disorders

  • Suicidality in Pediatric Patients

  • Risperidone in the Treatment of Disruptive Behaviors in Children

  • ADHD with Bipolar Disorder in Girls

  • Effect of Sugar in Childhood Behavior

  • Influences of Vitamins, Minerals and Fatty Acids on Antisocial Behavior in Young Adult Prisoners

  • Nutrition Supplements in Behavioral Misdeeds in Schoolchildren

  • PSST & PMT in children w/antisocial behavior

  • Violent Behavior in adolescents & young adults

  • LTE's of Nurse Home Visitations on Children's Criminal & Antisocial Behavior

  • Prescribing Antidepressants for Children and Adolescents

  • Schizotypal personality disorder or antisocial behaviors

  • Efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy as a treatment for anxiety disorders of childhood and adolescence

  • Prevalence of Atypical Antipsychotic Prescription Claims in Youth

  • Antidepressant Medication in Children

  • Risperidone in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Cognitive Disorders

  • Haloperidol Prophylaxis for Delirium

  • Delirium Prevention in the Geriatric

  • Rofecoxib or Naproxen vs Placebo in Alzheimer

  • Selegiline in Alzheimer's Disease

  • Donepezil for Alzheimer's Disease

  • Risperidone in Elderly, Demented Patients

  • Ginkgo Biloba for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

  • ERT or HRT in Cognitive Function in Post-Menopausal Women

  • DHEA Supplementation for Cognitive Function

  • Depressive Symptoms and Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease

  • Elevated Homocysteine Levels and Risk for Stroke, Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

  • Estrogen and Progestin Increases Dementia Risk

  • Thiamine Deficiency in Alzheimer's Dementia

  • Memantine for Cognitive Decline in Dementia

  • Effect of Delirium on Mortality

  • Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine and Lorazepam in Delirious Adults with AIDS

  • HRT and Cognitive Decline

  • Dementia and the use of risperidone

• Depressive Disorders

  • Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

  • Depression and Desire to Hasten Death in Terminally Ill

  • ECT in Bipolar and Unipolar Depression

  • Aspartate Antagonist in Treatment Resistant Depression

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depressive Disorders

  • Antidepressants and Pregnancy

  • Maintenance Treatment of Major Depression in Old Age

  • Increase Risk of Suicide with SSRI Antidepressants

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment of Depression

  • Antidepressant Pharmocotherapy in Treatment of Depression in the Very Old

  • Paroxetine Titration for Depression

  • SSRI's vs. TCA's

  • Escalation of Antidepressants

  • Hysteroid Dysphoria

  • Anti-Depressant Effect of Alprazolam

  • Somatic Symptoms and Depression

  • Postpartum Onset of Manic Symptoms

  • Venlafaxine compared to SSRIs

  • T3 Augmentation in Refractory Depression

  • Comparing ECT to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depression

  • Venlafaxine and Relapse of Depression

  • Insomnia in Depression

  • Lithium, Neuroleptics and Toxicity

  • Depressive Symptoms and Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease

  • Biopsychosocial Correlates of Chronic Depression in Later Life

  • Antidepressants in Depression in Older Patients

  • Affective Disorders and Parkinson's Disease

  • SSRIs in Alcohol Abusers with Comorbid Depression

  • Treatment of Depression with Bright Lights and Exercise

  • Treatment of Adolescents w/Depression Study (TADS) Team

  • Treatment of post-partum depression

  • Estrogen Deficiency in Severe Postpartum Depression

  • Chronic Depression

  • Depletion of Tryptophan in patients w/a history of depression

  • Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 and unipolar depression

  • Effectiveness of Chromium in Atypical Depression

  • Psychotic major depressive disorder

  • Psychopharmacological treatment of major depressive d/o

  • Chromium vs. placebo in treatment of atypical depression in adults

  • Clinical response in fluoxitine-resistant depression

  • Development of Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C

  • Efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

  • SRI-related neonatal Syndrome

  • Augmentation in Treatment of Depression

  • SSRI Failure in Depression

  • Conventional Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients
    
    

• Dissociative  Disorders

  • Prevalence of dissociative disorders in psychiatric in-patient

  • The epidemiology of depersonalization and derealization
    

• Eating Disorder

  • Fluoxetine in Anorexia Nervosa

  • Overall risk of death increased w/diagnosis of anorexia nervosa

  • Antidepressants for Bulimia Nervosa

  • CBT and interpersonal therapy for Bulimia
    

• Medically Ill with Co-Morbid Psychiatric Illness

  • Defense Mechanisms in Hemodialysis Dependent Patients

  • Stimulants in Depressed Medically Ill Patients

  • Nortriptyline and Medically Ill Cancer Patients

  • Propofol Versus Midazolam in the Sedation of Critically Ill Patients

  • SSRIs and Hyponatremia

  • Methylphenidate effective as monotherapy for depression in the elderly, medically ill

• Miscellaneous

  • Transference Interpretations

  • Ethnicity and Diagnostice Patterns of Veterans

  • Treatment Engagement and Violent Risk in Mental Disorders

  • Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial

• Personality Disorder

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for BPD and Substance Abuse

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Fluoxetine & Impulsive Aggressive Behavior in Personality Disordered Subjects

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Treatments for borderline personality disorder

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Mirtazapine and Sertraline in Korean Veterans

  • Comparison of Sertraline And Placebo In The Treatment Of PTSD

  • Virtual Reality Exposure for PTSD

  • Benzodiazepines in PTSD

  • Risk Factors for PTSD After Exposure

  • Prevention of PTSD with Propranolol

  • Pharmacotherapy for Treatment of PTSD

  • Single Session Psychological Debriefing for PTSD

  • Adjunctive Antipsychotic Treatment for SSRI-Resistant PTSD

  • Lamotrigine in PTSD

  • Prazosin in PTSD

  • SSRI-resistant combat-related PTSD

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in PTSD

• Schizophrenia and Psych

  • Antipsychotic Comparison

  • Reduced Sleep Spindle Activity

  • Integration of Spirituality in Schizophrenia

  • Agreement with Schizophrenics Medication Adherence

  • Violence in Persons with Schizophrenia

  • Risperidone Long-Acting Injectable (RLAI) InAntipsychotic Therapies

  • Clozapine as an Effective Antipsychotic

  • Long Term Effectiveness of Antipsycotic Treatment for Schizophrenia

  • CBT Enhances Medication Compliance in Psychotic Patients

  • Diagnostic Stability of Psychosis

  • Antipsychotic Drugs and Thromboembolism

  • Vocational Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia

  • Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia

  • Clozapine vs. Olanzapine in Suicide in Schizophrenia

  • Olanzapine vs. Clozapine in Psychosis in Parkinson's

  • Pulmonary Embolism in Catatonia

  • Investigation of Amobarbital Interview for Catatonic Mutism

  • Lamotrigine in Schizophrenia

  • Divalproex with Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia

  • SSRIs in Psychosis and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia Patients

  • Citalopram in Aggression in Schizophrenia

  • Male patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia

  • Integrated Treatment in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

  • Effectiveness of Supported Employment Intervention Models

  • Sibutramine in Overweight and Obese schizophrenia patients

  • Errorless Learning (EL) in Schizophrenia

• Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

  • Depo-Provera Decreases Sexual Abuse

  • Adjunctive Bupropion in Treatment of SSRI Induced Sexual Dysfunction

  • Antilibidinal Management and Psychosocial Treatment of Sexual Preference Disorders or Convicted Sexual Offenders 

  • Sexual Offender Recidivism

• Sleep Disorders

  • Insomnia in Depression

  • Tolerance and Rebound Insomnia with Rapidly Eliminated Hypnotics

  • Pharmacologic Treatment of Insomnia

  • Sleep disturbance associated w/suicidal ideation in patients w/chronic pain

  • Study involving sodium oxybate w/placebo for treatment of narcolepsy

  • Study of eszopiclone in adults w/chronic insomnia

  • Treatment of narcolepsy

• Somatoform Disorders

  • Headaches

    • Tension Headaches

    • Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen in Tension Headaches

    • Amitriptyline in Tension Headaches

  • Migraine Headaches

    • Amitriptyline in prophylaxis for Migraines

    • Fluoxetine in prophylaxis for Migraines

    • Migraine Headaches and Psychiatric Disorders

  • Somatoform

    • Somatization Disorder in the community

    • Somatic Symptoms and Depression

• Substance

  • Injectable Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence

  • Recreational Ecstasy Use and Depression

  • Counseling Plus Buprenorphine Therapy for Opiod Dependency

  • Clinical Predictors for Delirium Tremens in Alcohol Dependence

  • Acaprosate in Alcohol Dependency

  • Contingent Reinforcement vs. Non-contigent reinforement in theTreatment of Cocaine Dependence

  • Marijuana Induced Psychosis

  • Drug Exposure During Pregnancy

  • Substance Abuse and Hospitalization in Schizophrenics

  • Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Substance Abuse

  • Carbamazepine in Alcohol Withdrawal

  • Topiramate in Alcohol Dependence

  • Naltrexone and Acamprosate in Alchoholics

  • SSRIs in Alcohol Abusers with Comorbid Depression

  • Substance Use

  • Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation

  • Psycotherapeutic approaches:  cocaine and cannabis dependence

Index by Categories

• Medications

  • Acetaminophen and Tension Headaches

  • Anticonvulsants

    • Lamotrigine in Schizophrenia

    • Lamotrigine in PTSD

  • Antidepressants

    • TCA's and SSRI's

    • TCA's and Tension Headaches

    • TCA's and Migraine Headaches

    • SSRI's and Migraine Headaches

    • Anti-Depressant Effects of Alprazolam

    • Venlafaxine compared to SSRIs

    • Venlafaxine and Relapse of Depression

    • Venlafaxine ER in Treatment of GAD

    • Antidepressant or Stimulant in ADHD

    • Antidepressants in Depression in Older Patients

    • SSRIs in Alcohol Abusers with Comorbid Depression

    • SSRIs and Hyponatremia

    • Fluvoxamine in Combination with CBT in OCD

    • SSRIs in Psychosis and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia Patients

    • Citalopram in Aggression in Schizophrenia

    • Prescribing Antidepressants for Children and Adolescents

    • Treatment of tardive dyskinesia

• Anti-Inflammatory

  • NSAIDS and Tension Headaches

  • Rofecoxib or Naproxen vs Placebo in Alzheimer

• Antipsychotics

  • Antipsychotics and Thromboembolism

  • Antipsychotics and Diabetes

  • Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia

  • Clozapine vs. Olanzapine in Suicide in Schizophrenia

  • Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine and Lorazepam in Delirious Adults with AIDS

  • Adjunctive Antipsychotic Treatment for SSRI-Resistant PTSD

  • Olanzapine in Anxiety Due to Alzheimer's Disease

  • Atypical antipsychotics associated w/risk of cerebrovascular accidents

  • Antipsychotics (AP) a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis

  • Does use of antipsychotic drugs increase risk of dvt/pe in absence of other risk factors?

• Mood Stabilizers

  • Tegretol and Mania

  • Mood Stabilizers and Pregnancy

  • Lithium, Neuroleptics and Toxicity

  • Risperidone Effective in Controlling Agitation in Elderly

  • Risperidone in the Treatment of Disruptive Behaviors in Children

  • Electroconvulsive Treatment Compared with Lithium in Mania

  • Clozapine - disruptive, aggressive behavior

  • Lithium to reduce aggressive behavior in children/adolescents

  • Differential Actions of Chlordiazepoxide & Oxazepam on Hostility

  • Risperidone in the Treatment of Schizotypal Personality Disorder

• Neuroleptics

  • Droperidol and Haloperidol

  • Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine and Lorazepam in Delirious Adults with AIDS

• Placebo

  • Does placebo have differential effect on different psychiatric disorders?

• Sedative Hypnotics

  • Propoful vs. Midazolam in the Critically Ill

  • Tolerance and Rebound Insomnia with Rapidly Eliminated Hypnotics

  • Benzodiazepines in PTSD

• Stimulants

  • Methylpenidate Predictors of Height and Weight

  • Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Substance Abuse

  • Antidepressant or Stimulant in ADHD

• Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    • CBT Enhances Medication Compliance in Psychotic Patients

    • CBTfor Insomnia

    • Fluvoxamine in Combination with CBT in OCD

    • CBT in early Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for BPD and Substance Abuse

    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy

    • Comparing ECT to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

    • Electroconvulsive Treatment Compared with Lithium in Mania

  • Imagery Rehearsal Therapy

    • IRT for chronic nightmares in sexual assault survivors with PTSD

  • Psychotherapy

    • Can psychotherapy modify disease in rheumatoid arthritis?
      

  Miscellaneous

  • Case Management

    • Does Case Management Improve Disease Outcome

  • Literature Searches and the Assessment of Trial Quality in Systematic Reviews

  • Psychiatric Prognosis

    • Fluoxetine and Impulsive Aggressive Behavior

  • Psycho-Surgery

    • OCD and psychosurgery

  • How does a clinical investigator of antidepressants design a trial to increase the chance that the results show efficacy?

  • Perimeter Letter

• Suicide

  • Cigarette Smoking, Suicidal Behavior and Serotonin Function

  • Dialectical Behavior vs Therapy in Suicide Behavior

  • No Suicide Contracts

  • Is There Increased Risk of Suicide During the Holidays

  • Suicide:  Psychosocial and Pharmacological Treatment

  • CBT+ Usual Care in Suicide Prevention