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Professor Alberto Giannetti, MD, Chair
Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology and Director of the Specializing School in Dermatology and Venereology
University of Modena
Italy
Nothing to disclose.

Professor Wolfram Sterry, MD, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Dermatology Chair
Charité University Hospital
Humboldt University
Berlin, Germany
Received funding for clinical grants from 3M, Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc.

The Histopathology of Nonmelanoma Skin Caners: Overview of Recent Findings
Professor Helmut Kerl, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Dermatology
Medical University of Graz
Austria
Consultant to 3M.

The Emerging Potential of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Reinhard Dummer, MD
Professor of the Department of Dermatology
University Hospital of Zurich
Switzerland
Consultant to 3M Pharmaceuticals. He discusses the investigational use of imiquimod in treating mycosis fungoides, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, and lentigo maligna.

The Role of Imiquimod in the Treatment of BCC: Clinical Evidence
Professor Nicole Basset-Séguin, MD, PhD
Professor in Dermatology
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
Nothing to disclose.

Illuminating the Mode of Action of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Dr med Eggert Stockfleth
Head of Derm-Oncology Department
Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergy
University School of Medicine, Charité
Berlin, Germany
Discusses the investigational use of immune response modifiers as oral therapy in patients with hepatitis infections and as an adjuvant for vaccines.


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Introduction
Professor Alberto Giannetti, MD, Chair
Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology and Director of the Specializing School in Dermatology and Venereology
University of Modena
Italy
Nothing to disclose.

Professor Wolfram Sterry, MD, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Dermatology Chair
Charité University Hospital
Humboldt University
Berlin, Germany
Received funding for clinical grants from 3M, Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc.

The Histopathology of Nonmelanoma Skin Caners: Overview of Recent Findings
Professor Helmut Kerl, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Dermatology
Medical University of Graz
Austria
Consultant to 3M.

The Emerging Potential of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Reinhard Dummer, MD
Professor of the Department of Dermatology
University Hospital of Zurich
Switzerland
Consultant to 3M Pharmaceuticals. He discusses the investigational use of imiquimod in treating mycosis fungoides, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, and lentigo maligna.

The Role of Imiquimod in the Treatment of BCC: Clinical Evidence
Professor Nicole Basset-Séguin, MD, PhD
Professor in Dermatology
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
Nothing to disclose.

Illuminating the Mode of Action of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Dr med Eggert Stockfleth
Head of Derm-Oncology Department
Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergy
University School of Medicine, Charité
Berlin, Germany
Discusses the investigational use of immune response modifiers as oral therapy in patients with hepatitis infections and as an adjuvant for vaccines.


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A supplement to Skin & Allergy News.
This educational supplement was supported by a restricted educational grant from 3M Pharmaceuticals.
The presentations took place at a symposium held on November 19, 2004 in Florence, Italy.


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Professor Alberto Giannetti, MD, Chair
Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology and Director of the Specializing School in Dermatology and Venereology
University of Modena
Italy
Nothing to disclose.

Professor Wolfram Sterry, MD, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Dermatology Chair
Charité University Hospital
Humboldt University
Berlin, Germany
Received funding for clinical grants from 3M, Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc.

The Histopathology of Nonmelanoma Skin Caners: Overview of Recent Findings
Professor Helmut Kerl, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Dermatology
Medical University of Graz
Austria
Consultant to 3M.

The Emerging Potential of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Reinhard Dummer, MD
Professor of the Department of Dermatology
University Hospital of Zurich
Switzerland
Consultant to 3M Pharmaceuticals. He discusses the investigational use of imiquimod in treating mycosis fungoides, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, and lentigo maligna.

The Role of Imiquimod in the Treatment of BCC: Clinical Evidence
Professor Nicole Basset-Séguin, MD, PhD
Professor in Dermatology
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
Nothing to disclose.

Illuminating the Mode of Action of Immune Response Modifier Therapy in Superficial Skin Cancers
Professor Dr med Eggert Stockfleth
Head of Derm-Oncology Department
Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergy
University School of Medicine, Charité
Berlin, Germany
Discusses the investigational use of immune response modifiers as oral therapy in patients with hepatitis infections and as an adjuvant for vaccines.


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Melasma and the Challenges of Treating Skin of Color
Leslie S. Baumann, MD
Director, Division of Cosmetic Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
University of Miami
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma Laboratories, L.P. Advisory Board: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation. Consultant: Stiefel.

Clinical Pharmacology and Safety of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Melasma
Helen Mary Torok, MD
Clinical Advisor
Marietta College, Physicians Assistant Program
Marietta, Ohio
HMT Dermatology Associates, Inc.
Medina, Ohio
Consultant: Galderma

Efficacy of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Facial Melasma
Susan C. Taylor, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Director, Skin of Color Center
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma. Consultant: Galderma


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Melasma and the Challenges of Treating Skin of Color
Leslie S. Baumann, MD
Director, Division of Cosmetic Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
University of Miami
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma Laboratories, L.P. Advisory Board: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation. Consultant: Stiefel.

Clinical Pharmacology and Safety of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Melasma
Helen Mary Torok, MD
Clinical Advisor
Marietta College, Physicians Assistant Program
Marietta, Ohio
HMT Dermatology Associates, Inc.
Medina, Ohio
Consultant: Galderma

Efficacy of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Facial Melasma
Susan C. Taylor, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Director, Skin of Color Center
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma. Consultant: Galderma


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Melasma and the Challenges of Treating Skin of Color
Leslie S. Baumann, MD
Director, Division of Cosmetic Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
University of Miami
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma Laboratories, L.P. Advisory Board: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation. Consultant: Stiefel.

Clinical Pharmacology and Safety of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Melasma
Helen Mary Torok, MD
Clinical Advisor
Marietta College, Physicians Assistant Program
Marietta, Ohio
HMT Dermatology Associates, Inc.
Medina, Ohio
Consultant: Galderma

Efficacy of a Novel Triple-Combination Agent in the Treatment of Facial Melasma
Susan C. Taylor, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Director, Skin of Color Center
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York
Clinical Grants: Hill Dermaceuticals and Galderma. Consultant: Galderma


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• Conclusions

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• Current Visit: Exam Findings
• Current Treatment Regimen
• Health History
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Cardiologist Visit
• Three Months After Visiting the Cardiologist
• Add-On Therapy With Welchol for Patients With T2DM and CHD
• Treatment Goals for Alice
• Conclusions

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Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director
Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director
7th World Congress on InsulinResistance
Chair, International Committeefor Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web Site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb

Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Tethys,

and Xoma; he has received clinical research grant funding from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, and Takeda; and he ison the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


Peter H. Jones, MD, FACP
Co-Director, Lipid Metabolism
and Atherosclerosis Clinic
Medical Director, Weight
Management Center
The Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Atherosclerosis andLipid Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Jones has disclosed that he has received support in the form of consulting agreements from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., and Merck.


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• New Treatment Regimen With Add-On Therapy
• Conclusions

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• Background
• Current Visit: Exam Findings
• Current Treatment Regimen
• Health History
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Cardiologist Visit
• Three Months After Visiting the Cardiologist
• Add-On Therapy With Welchol for Patients With T2DM and CHD
• Treatment Goals for Alice
• Conclusions

Faculty/Faculty Disclosures

Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director
Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director
7th World Congress on InsulinResistance
Chair, International Committeefor Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web Site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb

Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Tethys,

and Xoma; he has received clinical research grant funding from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, and Takeda; and he ison the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


Peter H. Jones, MD, FACP
Co-Director, Lipid Metabolism
and Atherosclerosis Clinic
Medical Director, Weight
Management Center
The Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Atherosclerosis andLipid Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Jones has disclosed that he has received support in the form of consulting agreements from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., and Merck.


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Case 1 Topics

• Background
• Current Visit
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Endocrinologist Consultation
• New Treatment Regimen With Add-On Therapy
• Conclusions

Case 2 Topics

• Background
• Current Visit: Exam Findings
• Current Treatment Regimen
• Health History
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Cardiologist Visit
• Three Months After Visiting the Cardiologist
• Add-On Therapy With Welchol for Patients With T2DM and CHD
• Treatment Goals for Alice
• Conclusions

Faculty/Faculty Disclosures

Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director
Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director
7th World Congress on InsulinResistance
Chair, International Committeefor Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web Site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb

Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Tethys,

and Xoma; he has received clinical research grant funding from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, and Takeda; and he ison the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


Peter H. Jones, MD, FACP
Co-Director, Lipid Metabolism
and Atherosclerosis Clinic
Medical Director, Weight
Management Center
The Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Atherosclerosis andLipid Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Jones has disclosed that he has received support in the form of consulting agreements from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., and Merck.


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• Background
• Current Visit
• Laboratory Results
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• Endocrinologist Consultation
• New Treatment Regimen With Add-On Therapy
• Conclusions

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Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director, Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director, 7th World Congress on Insulin Resistance Chair, International Committee for Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Xoma, and Tethys;he has received clinical research grant funding from Takeda, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, and Novo Nordisk; and he is on the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


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• Background
• Current Visit
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Endocrinologist Consultation
• New Treatment Regimen With Add-On Therapy
• Conclusions

Faculty

Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director, Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director, 7th World Congress on Insulin Resistance Chair, International Committee for Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Xoma, and Tethys;he has received clinical research grant funding from Takeda, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, and Novo Nordisk; and he is on the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


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• Background
• Current Visit
• Laboratory Results
• Clinical Discussion
• Endocrinologist Consultation
• New Treatment Regimen With Add-On Therapy
• Conclusions

Faculty

Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE
Medical Director, Metabolic Institute of America
Chair and Program Director, 7th World Congress on Insulin Resistance Chair, International Committee for Insulin Resistance
18372 Clark Street, Suite 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
E-mail:[email protected]
Web site:www.TheMetabolicCenter.com
Dr Handelsman is a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Merck, Xoma, and Tethys;he has received clinical research grant funding from Takeda, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, and Novo Nordisk; and he is on the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Novartis. He also serves on the advisory board for CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY NEWS.


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• Should Minimal Blood Glucose Variability Become the Gold Standard of Glycemic Control?
• Contributions of Fasting and Postprandial Plasma Glucose Increments to the Overall Diurnal Hyperglycemia of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
• Addition of Biphasic, Prandial, or Basal Insulin to Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
• Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in a Clinical Practice Setting Reduced A1C, Postprandial Glucose Excursions, and Weight
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial
• Amylin Replacement with Primlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A 1-Year, Randomized Controlled Trial
• Important Safety Information and SYMLIN Prescribing Information

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Steven V. Edelman, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California
Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes, 501(3)
Del Mar, California
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• Should Minimal Blood Glucose Variability Become the Gold Standard of Glycemic Control?
• Contributions of Fasting and Postprandial Plasma Glucose Increments to the Overall Diurnal Hyperglycemia of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
• Addition of Biphasic, Prandial, or Basal Insulin to Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
• Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in a Clinical Practice Setting Reduced A1C, Postprandial Glucose Excursions, and Weight
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial
• Amylin Replacement with Primlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A 1-Year, Randomized Controlled Trial
• Important Safety Information and SYMLIN Prescribing Information

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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California
Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes, 501(3)
Del Mar, California
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Dr. Edelman is a consultant to and speaker for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk A/S, and sanofi-aventis U.S., LLC.

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• Introduction
• Should Minimal Blood Glucose Variability Become the Gold Standard of Glycemic Control?
• Contributions of Fasting and Postprandial Plasma Glucose Increments to the Overall Diurnal Hyperglycemia of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
• Addition of Biphasic, Prandial, or Basal Insulin to Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
• Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in a Clinical Practice Setting Reduced A1C, Postprandial Glucose Excursions, and Weight
• Pramlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial
• Amylin Replacement with Primlintide as an Adjunct to Insulin Therapy Improves Long-Term Glycemic and Weight Control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A 1-Year, Randomized Controlled Trial
• Important Safety Information and SYMLIN Prescribing Information

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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California
Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes, 501(3)
Del Mar, California
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Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Chief, Clinical Psychopharmacology
New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, N.Y.
Dr. Glassman has nothing to disclose.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case Files
• Depression or Anxiety?
• ADHD or Anxiety?
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr. Schwartz has disclosed that he is a consultant to Wyeth. He has also received funding for clinical grants from Wyeth, Forest Laboratories, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.


Strategies for Managing Patients with Migraine
Carolyn Bernstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Cambridge Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Mass.
Medical Director, Women's Headache Center
Somerville, Mass.
Dr. Bernstein has nothing to disclose.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Clinical Implications of Depression in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Alexander Glassman, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Chief, Clinical Psychopharmacology
New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, N.Y.
Dr. Glassman has nothing to disclose.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case Files
• Depression or Anxiety?
• ADHD or Anxiety?
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr. Schwartz has disclosed that he is a consultant to Wyeth. He has also received funding for clinical grants from Wyeth, Forest Laboratories, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.


Strategies for Managing Patients with Migraine
Carolyn Bernstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Cambridge Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Mass.
Medical Director, Women's Headache Center
Somerville, Mass.
Dr. Bernstein has nothing to disclose.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Clinical Implications of Depression in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Alexander Glassman, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Chief, Clinical Psychopharmacology
New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, N.Y.
Dr. Glassman has nothing to disclose.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case Files
• Depression or Anxiety?
• ADHD or Anxiety?
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr. Schwartz has disclosed that he is a consultant to Wyeth. He has also received funding for clinical grants from Wyeth, Forest Laboratories, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.


Strategies for Managing Patients with Migraine
Carolyn Bernstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Cambridge Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Mass.
Medical Director, Women's Headache Center
Somerville, Mass.
Dr. Bernstein has nothing to disclose.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr. Culpepper has disclosed that he is a consultant to Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth. He is also on the speaker's bureau for Forest, Pfizer, and Wyeth.


Special Populations in Depression: Managing Care for Patients With Depression and Comorbid Health Problems
Larry Culpepper, MD


Case Files
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Diabetes and Pain
Bill McCarberg, MD
Founder. Chronic Pain Management Program
Kaiser Permanente
Escondido, Calif.
Dr. McCarberg has disclosed that he is on the speaker's bureau for Alpharma Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Pricara.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Clinical Approaches to Patient Concerns About Memory Loss
Richard J. Caselli, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinical Scottsdale (Arizona)
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minn.
Dr. Caselli disclosed that he has received funding for clinical grants from Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium.


Social and Emotional Costs of Learning Disabilities
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr. Culpepper has disclosed that he is a consultant to Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth. He is also on the speaker's bureau for Forest, Pfizer, and Wyeth.


Special Populations in Depression: Managing Care for Patients With Depression and Comorbid Health Problems
Larry Culpepper, MD


Case Files
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Diabetes and Pain
Bill McCarberg, MD
Founder. Chronic Pain Management Program
Kaiser Permanente
Escondido, Calif.
Dr. McCarberg has disclosed that he is on the speaker's bureau for Alpharma Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Pricara.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Clinical Approaches to Patient Concerns About Memory Loss
Richard J. Caselli, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinical Scottsdale (Arizona)
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minn.
Dr. Caselli disclosed that he has received funding for clinical grants from Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium.


Social and Emotional Costs of Learning Disabilities
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

A supplement to Family Practice News and Internal Medicine News.


TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY



TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY

Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr. Culpepper has disclosed that he is a consultant to Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth. He is also on the speaker's bureau for Forest, Pfizer, and Wyeth.


Special Populations in Depression: Managing Care for Patients With Depression and Comorbid Health Problems
Larry Culpepper, MD


Case Files
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Diabetes and Pain
Bill McCarberg, MD
Founder. Chronic Pain Management Program
Kaiser Permanente
Escondido, Calif.
Dr. McCarberg has disclosed that he is on the speaker's bureau for Alpharma Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Pricara.


Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Clinical Approaches to Patient Concerns About Memory Loss
Richard J. Caselli, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinical Scottsdale (Arizona)
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minn.
Dr. Caselli disclosed that he has received funding for clinical grants from Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium.


Social and Emotional Costs of Learning Disabilities
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Applying Cultural Flexibility to Depression in Minority Populations
William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, DFAPA
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Mood Research Program
Howard University College of Medicine and Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Dr Lawson has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from AstraZeneca, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Pfizer Inc., and is a consultant to AstraZeneca and Pfizer.


Resources in the Spotlight

Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case File on Seasonal Affective Disorder
David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsychDirector, Center for Anxiety and Depression
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Wash.
Dr Dunner has disclosed that he has received grant support from, is on the advisory board of, and/or on the speaker's bureau of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Corcept Therapeutics, Cyberonics, Inc., Cypress Bioscience Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Technology Systems, Janssen, L.P., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.


Case File on Depression in Minorities
Peggy L. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Services
Department of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr Johnson has nothing to disclose.


Clinical Approaches to Recognizing and Managing Bipolar Disorder
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Florida
President and Medical Director
Florida Clinical Research Center, LLC
Maitland, Fla.
Dr Cutler has disclosed that he has received research grants from Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Product Division, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, L.P., JDS Pharmaceuticals LLC, Johnson & Johnson PRD, Memory Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sepracor Inc., Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. He is a consultant and on the speaker's bureau for Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline,Janssen, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sepracor, Shire, and Vanda. He is also a consultant to Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Adults With ADHD Need to Know Treatment Options
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

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Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Applying Cultural Flexibility to Depression in Minority Populations
William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, DFAPA
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Mood Research Program
Howard University College of Medicine and Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Dr Lawson has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from AstraZeneca, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Pfizer Inc., and is a consultant to AstraZeneca and Pfizer.


Resources in the Spotlight

Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case File on Seasonal Affective Disorder
David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsychDirector, Center for Anxiety and Depression
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Wash.
Dr Dunner has disclosed that he has received grant support from, is on the advisory board of, and/or on the speaker's bureau of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Corcept Therapeutics, Cyberonics, Inc., Cypress Bioscience Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Technology Systems, Janssen, L.P., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.


Case File on Depression in Minorities
Peggy L. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Services
Department of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr Johnson has nothing to disclose.


Clinical Approaches to Recognizing and Managing Bipolar Disorder
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Florida
President and Medical Director
Florida Clinical Research Center, LLC
Maitland, Fla.
Dr Cutler has disclosed that he has received research grants from Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Product Division, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, L.P., JDS Pharmaceuticals LLC, Johnson & Johnson PRD, Memory Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sepracor Inc., Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. He is a consultant and on the speaker's bureau for Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline,Janssen, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sepracor, Shire, and Vanda. He is also a consultant to Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Adults With ADHD Need to Know Treatment Options
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

A supplement to Internal Medicine News.


TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY



TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY

Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Applying Cultural Flexibility to Depression in Minority Populations
William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, DFAPA
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Mood Research Program
Howard University College of Medicine and Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Dr Lawson has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from AstraZeneca, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Pfizer Inc., and is a consultant to AstraZeneca and Pfizer.


Resources in the Spotlight

Practical Bits: Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Case File on Seasonal Affective Disorder
David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsychDirector, Center for Anxiety and Depression
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Wash.
Dr Dunner has disclosed that he has received grant support from, is on the advisory board of, and/or on the speaker's bureau of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Corcept Therapeutics, Cyberonics, Inc., Cypress Bioscience Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Technology Systems, Janssen, L.P., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.


Case File on Depression in Minorities
Peggy L. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Services
Department of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Dr Johnson has nothing to disclose.


Clinical Approaches to Recognizing and Managing Bipolar Disorder
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Florida
President and Medical Director
Florida Clinical Research Center, LLC
Maitland, Fla.
Dr Cutler has disclosed that he has received research grants from Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Product Division, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, L.P., JDS Pharmaceuticals LLC, Johnson & Johnson PRD, Memory Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sepracor Inc., Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. He is a consultant and on the speaker's bureau for Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline,Janssen, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sepracor, Shire, and Vanda. He is also a consultant to Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Adults With ADHD Need to Know Treatment Options
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

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TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY

Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Effective Approaches to Depression in Men
Michael E. Thase, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, Penn.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dr Thase has disclosed that he is a consultant to AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Cyberonics, Inc, Eli Lilly & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen L.P., MedAvante, Inc., Neuronetics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Sepracor Inc., Shire US Inc., Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth. He is on the speakers bureau of AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cyberonics, Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Organon, sanofi-aventis, and Wyeth.


Practical Bits
Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Resources in the Spotlight

Case Files on Smoking/Myocardial Infarction and Smoking/Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ellen A. Dornelas, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Programs
Preventive Cardiology
Hartford Hospital
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, Conn.
Dr Dornelas has disclosed that she has received clinical grants from Pfizer Inc. Dr Miller has nothing to disclose.


Strategies for Managing Anxiety Disorders
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr Schwartz has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from Wyeth and Forest Laboratories, Inc., and is a consultant to Wyeth.


Cast a Wide Net With Chronic Pain
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois
Chicago, Ill.

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TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY

Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Effective Approaches to Depression in Men
Michael E. Thase, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, Penn.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dr Thase has disclosed that he is a consultant to AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Cyberonics, Inc, Eli Lilly & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen L.P., MedAvante, Inc., Neuronetics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Sepracor Inc., Shire US Inc., Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth. He is on the speakers bureau of AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cyberonics, Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Organon, sanofi-aventis, and Wyeth.


Practical Bits
Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Resources in the Spotlight

Case Files on Smoking/Myocardial Infarction and Smoking/Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ellen A. Dornelas, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Programs
Preventive Cardiology
Hartford Hospital
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, Conn.
Dr Dornelas has disclosed that she has received clinical grants from Pfizer Inc. Dr Miller has nothing to disclose.


Strategies for Managing Anxiety Disorders
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr Schwartz has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from Wyeth and Forest Laboratories, Inc., and is a consultant to Wyeth.


Cast a Wide Net With Chronic Pain
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois
Chicago, Ill.

A supplement to Internal Medicine News.


TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY



TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS/FACULTY

Letter From Guest Editor
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Chief of Family Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.


Special Populations in Depression: Effective Approaches to Depression in Men
Michael E. Thase, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, Penn.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dr Thase has disclosed that he is a consultant to AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cephalon, Inc., Cyberonics, Inc, Eli Lilly & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen L.P., MedAvante, Inc., Neuronetics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Organon, Sepracor Inc., Shire US Inc., Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wyeth. He is on the speakers bureau of AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cyberonics, Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Organon, sanofi-aventis, and Wyeth.


Practical Bits
Quick and Practical Diagnostic Tools

Resources in the Spotlight

Case Files on Smoking/Myocardial Infarction and Smoking/Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ellen A. Dornelas, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Programs
Preventive Cardiology
Hartford Hospital
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, Conn.
Dr Dornelas has disclosed that she has received clinical grants from Pfizer Inc. Dr Miller has nothing to disclose.


Strategies for Managing Anxiety Disorders
Thomas L. Schwartz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Adult Outpatient Services
Director of the Depression and Anxiety Disorders Research Program
Assistant Director of Residency Training
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dr Schwartz has disclosed that he has received clinical grants from Wyeth and Forest Laboratories, Inc., and is a consultant to Wyeth.


Cast a Wide Net With Chronic Pain
Carl C. Bell, MD
Chief, Executive Officer and President
Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
Director, Public and Community Psychiatry
University of Illinois
Chicago, Ill.

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Practical Neuroscience for Primary Care Physicians: Fall 2007
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