Psychology

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American Family Physician October 15, 2002 S. Sutton Hamilton	Evaluation of Clumsiness in Children Parents and physicians often dismiss seemingly minor motor difficulties in children. But approximately 6 percent of school-aged children have coordination problems serious enough to interfere with academic performance and social integration.
American Family Physician October 15, 2002 J. Burton Banks	Childhood Discipline: Challenges for Clinicians and Parents Behavior problems are relatively common but frequently under-recognized by physicians. Opportunities to counsel parents about safe, effective methods of discipline are therefore missed. Discipline should be instructive and age-appropriate and should include positive reinforcement.
American Family Physician October 15, 2002 Zamorski & Albucher	What to Do When SSRIs Fail: Eight Strategies for Optimizing Treatment of Panic Disorder Effective management of panic disorder is a common challenge for family physicians. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the drugs of choice for this condition because of their safety and efficacy. But not all patients have a favorable response to SSRI therapy.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 Bhatia & Bhatia	Diagnosis and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder From 2 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age have severe distress and dysfunction caused by premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. Current research implicates mechanisms of serotonin as relevant to etiology and treatment.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002	Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder?... How do I know if I have PMDD?... What causes PMDD?... How does my doctor find out if I have PMDD?... How is PMDD treated?... What medicines are helpful?... etc.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002	Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health What is good emotional health?... What about anger?... What can I do to avoid problems?... Tips on dealing with your emotions... How does stress affect my emotions?... Can emotional problems be treated?... etc.
Reason October 2002 Bailey & Gillespie	Biology vs. the Blank Slate Evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker deconstructs the great myths about how the mind works.
Managed Care September 2002 Elizabeth Millard	Managing 9/11-Related Stress September 11 underscored the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder. Screening could ultimately reduce utilization. But who should be screened?
Salon.com September 30, 2002 Matthew Blakeslee	Madison Avenue and your brain New advances in neuroscience are explaining why people just do it, exactly as they're told to, when that commercial comes on.
Salon.com September 27, 2002 Lynn Ponton	Magical mystery teens The bubbly charmer at 10 turns into a sullen cipher by 14. What's a parent to do? Keep talking, advises the author. Never stop trying to communicate.
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