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Original Articles

103 Antipsychotic Polypharmacy and Risk of Death From Natural Causes in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study

Lone Baandrup, Christiane Gasse, Vibeke D. Jensen, Birte Y. Glenthoj, Merete Nordentoft, Henrik Lublin, Anders Fink-Jensen, Anne Lindhardt, and Preben B. Mortensen

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109 Efficacy of the Novel Antidepressant Agomelatine on the Circadian Rest-Activity Cycle and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison With Sertraline

Siegfried Kasper, Göran Hajak, Katharina Wulff, Witte J. G. Hoogendijk, Angel Luis Montejo, Enrico Smeraldi, Janusz K. Rybakowski, Maria-Antonia Quera-Salva, Anna M. Wirz-Justice, Françoise Picarel-Blanchot, and Franck J. Baylé

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121 Relapse Prevention and Residual Symptoms: A Closer Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Continuation Studies With Escitalopram in Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Per Bech, Sara L. Lönn, and Kerstin F. Overø

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130 Ziprasidone Plus a Mood Stabilizer in Subjects With Bipolar I Disorder: A 6-Month, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

Charles L. Bowden, Eduard Vieta, Kathleen S. Ice, Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Paul P. Wang, and Mark Versavel

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138 A Double-Blind, Randomized Study of Minocycline for the Treatment of Negative and Cognitive Symptoms in Early-Phase Schizophrenia

Yechiel Levkovitz, Shlomo Mendlovich, Sharon Riwkes, Yoram Braw, Hana Levkovitch-Verbin, Gilad Gal, Shmuel Fennig, Ilan Treves, and Shmuel Kron

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150 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Quetiapine and Lithium Monotherapy in Adults in the Acute Phase of Bipolar Depression (EMBOLDEN I)

Allan H. Young, Susan L. McElroy, Michael Bauer, Nabil Philips, William Chang, Bengt Olausson, Björn Paulsson, and Martin Brecher for the EMBOLDEN I (Trial 001) Investigators

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163 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Quetiapine and Paroxetine as Monotherapy in Adults With Bipolar Depression (EMBOLDEN II)

Susan L. McElroy, Richard H. Weisler, William Chang, Bengt Olausson, Björn Paulsson, Martin Brecher, Vasavan Agambaram, Charles Merideth, Arvid Nordenhem, and Allan H. Young for the EMBOLDEN II (Trial D1447C00134) Investigators

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175 Loss of Control Over Eating Predicts Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Prospective, 24-Month Follow-Up Study

Marney A. White, Melissa A. Kalarchian, Robin M. Masheb, Marsha D. Marcus, and Carlos M. Grilo

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185 A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Memory Effects of Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Continuation Pharmacotherapy: Results From the Consortium for Research in ECT (CORE) Study [CME]

Glenn E. Smith, Keith G. Rasmussen Jr, C. Munro Cullum, M. Donna Felmlee-Devine, Georgios Petrides, Teresa A. Rummans, Mustafa M. Husain, Martina Mueller, Hilary J. Bernstein, Rebecca G. Knapp, M. Kevin O’Connor, Max Fink, Shirlene Sampson, Samuel H. Bailine, and Charles H. Kellner for the CORE Investigators

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194 Benzodiazepine Use and Risk of Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: A STEP-BD Report [CME]

Roy H. Perlis, Michael J. Ostacher, David J. Miklowitz, Jordan W. Smoller, Ellen B. Dennehy, Colleen Cowperthwait, Andrew A. Nierenberg, Michael E. Thase, and Gary S. Sachs

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201 Neurocognitive Impairment and Psychosis in Bipolar I Disorder During Early Remission From an Acute Episode of Mood Disturbance

Boaz Levy and Roger D. Weiss

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ASCP Corner

207 How to Efficiently Maintain Your Own Electronic Resource Library

Leslie Citrome and Stuart V. Moss

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Letters To the Editor

209 Impact of Burnout Syndrome on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Health Care Workers

Evangelos Cholongitas and Chrysoula Pipili

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210 A Case of Zaleplon-Induced Amnestic Sleep-Related Eating Disorder

Shanna M. Molina and Kaustubh G. Joshi

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211 Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: Caveats in Interpreting and Applying the Findings of Altshuler et al

Roger Sparhawk

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Lori L. Altshuler

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Book Reviews

213 Interviewing Clients Across Cultures: A Practitioner’s Guide

Luz M. Guevara-Ramos, MD

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213 Bipolar II Disorder: Modelling, Measuring and Managing

Benjamin Liptzin, MD

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214 The Ethics of Bioethics: Mapping the Moral Landscape

Barry Morenz, MD

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online CME Activities

Posted at www.psychiatrist.com/toc—many in interactive formats

e04 Switching Treatments for Complicated Depression

Maurizio Fava

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e05 Course and Impact of Bipolar Disorder in Young Patients

Kiki D. Chang

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information for authors

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