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American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Ted D. Epperly |
Health Issues in Men: Part II. Common Psychosocial Disorders During screening examinations and, when appropriate, other health-related visits, family physicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of common psychosocial disorders in men. Health issues of concern include alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, midlife crisis and depression.  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2004 Thibault & Steiner |
Efficient Identification of Adults with Depression and Dementia Family physicians must decide how to screen for depression or dementia and which patients to screen. Mental health questionnaires can be helpful, but are not without flaws.  |
Managed Care June 2002 April Tererri |
Health Plans Seem Supportive of Depression-Screening Push The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a new recommendation that primary care physicians screen all adult patients for depression  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 Sharp & Lipsky |
Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan: A Review of Measures for Use in Primary Care Settings Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Primary care physicians, not mental health professionals, treat the majority of patients with symptoms of depression.  |
American Family Physician April 1, 2003 David J. Mersy |
Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags."  |
Managed Care June 2007 Lisa A. Higgins |
Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference.  |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Toni Lapp |
ACOG Addresses Psychosocial Screening in Pregnant Women Recognizing the broad range of psychosocial issues that pregnant women face is an important step toward improving women's health and birth outcomes...  |
Managed Care May 2003 MargaretAnn Cross |
Why Looking for Victims of Domestic Violence Makes Sense Many health plans see real value -- financial as well as social -- in screening for victims.  |
American Family Physician November 1, 2006 Lurie et al. |
Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients with seasonal affective disorder have episodes of major depression that tend to recur during specific times of the year, usually in winter. Like major depression, seasonal affective disorder probably is underdiagnosed in primary care settings.  |
Managed Care April 2006 Tony Berberabe |
Insurers Rely on Providers To Screen for Depression With access only to claims data, health plans strive to promote the importance of depression screening to their providers.  |
American Family Physician February 1, 2002 Mary-Anne Enoch & David Goldman |
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Although associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, alcoholism often goes unrecognized in a clinical or primary health care setting. Several brief screening instruments are available to quickly identify problem drinking, often a pre-alcoholism condition...  |
American Journal of Nursing November 2008 Madeline A. Naegle |
Screening for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Older Adults: Using the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test--Geriatric Version The availability of accurate, easy-to-use screening tools to detect people in need of counseling can increase the number of older adults whose lives can be improved and even lengthened.  |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens |
Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group.  |
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al. |
Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.  |
Managed Care May 2001 |
3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services...  |
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 John W. Thompson, Jr. |
A Pregnant Woman Victimized by Physical Abuse Domestic violence in the United States is a problem of enormous proportions and represents a significant health concern. Here's how a physician can respond.  |
Managed Care February 2002 Heidi A. Sauder & Sheri Wallace |
Push Is On for Improved Treatment of Women's Psychological Maladies Sure there are diagnostic and treatment challenges, but the money that can be saved for society might make this fertile ground for investment...  |
American Family Physician February 1, 2001 Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies...  |
American Journal of Nursing January 2011 Vicky Keys |
Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated.  |
American Family Physician December 15, 2002 Randhawa & Fink |
Screening for Breast Cancer A case study and question-and-answer group on screening for breast cancer, based on the recommendations of the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  |
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter Latest Senate EHR Bill Combines and Replaces Previous Proposals... Agencies Collaborate to Help Patients Recover from Mental Illness... Study: Most Americans Do Not Think Obesity Risks Are Overestimated... etc.  |
American Family Physician March 15, 2007 Freedy & Simpson |
Disaster-Related Physical and Mental Health: A Role for the Family Physician Family physicians should be prepared to work with other health care professionals in the community to share the collective load in meeting post-disaster health needs; such partnerships should be established well in advance of a disaster.  |
Nursing Management March 2010 Becker & Schmidtke |
All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals.  |
Nursing April 2012 Elliott et al. |
Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions.  |
ifeminists October 14, 2008 Richard L. Davis |
DV Awareness Month and Male Victims October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Male related domestic violence deaths seem to be something that most domestic violence organizations, public policy makers, researchers and the media are not aware of or as concerned about as they should be.  |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al. |
A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.  |
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia |
Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies.  |
Managed Care January 2007 Lola Butcher |
Employers Publish Guide on Prevention's Worth The National Business Group on Health introduces the Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services  |
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Wolff & Gutke |
Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease Case Study: A 57-year-old man visits your office for refills of simvastatin (Zocor) and paroxetine (Paxil). He says his friend had "a bypass operation on the arteries in his legs," and asks if you think he should be "checked for that disease."... Case Study Questions: etc.  |
American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Daniel Knight |
Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark |
New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product.  |
Nursing May 2010 Sharon M. Valente |
Assessing patients for suicide risk This article will help you update your knowledge of suicide risk factors and prevention strategies, and provide guidelines for effective intervention.  |
ifeminists September 15, 2004 Ray Blumhorst |
Would You Help a Domestic Violence Shelter That Helps Men? Is being told to "get tough or die" really the message we want to see one ot the greatest societies on earth send to half its population (men) who are daily denied the domestic violence services they need and deserve?  |
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?  |
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al. |
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments.  |
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Son & Kirchner |
Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression among children and adolescents is common but frequently unrecognized. It affects 2 percent of prepubertal children and 5 to 8 percent of adolescents...  |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Kelly Colleen McDonald |
Child Abuse: Approach and Management A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to adequately evaluate and treat child abuse victims; however, the responsibility often lies with the family physician to recognize and treat these cases at first presentation to prevent significant morbidity and mortality.  |
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Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good.  |
Managed Care May 2004 MargaretAnn Cross |
Depression Programs Might Provide an Edge There may be some costs up front, but there is also an opportunity for health plans to profit as employers' concern about this issue grows.  |
American Family Physician March 15, 2004 |
Clinical Inquiries Does Screening for Tuberculosis in Children Decrease Morbidity or Mortality?  |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author.  |
Nurse Practitioner December 2008 Darlene P. Peters |
Colon Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Barriers to Patient Participation Advanced practice nurses and nurse researchers can play a vital role in improving colon cancer screening among patients.  |
American Family Physician March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse.  |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Iris R. Mabry |
Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children Despite the lack of evidence to support screening with brief formal instruments, it is the responsibility of primary care physicians to seek and address parents' concerns and children's obvious speech and language delays.  |
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Richard D. Blondell |
Ambulatory Detoxification of Patients with Alcohol Dependence An appropriate candidate for outpatient detoxification should have arrangements to start an alcohol treatment program and a responsible support person who can monitor progress, and should not have significant, acute, comorbid conditions or risk factors for severe withdrawal.  |
Managed Care August 2006 Cross & Sipkoff |
Although Employers Need Depression Programs, They May Not Know It Yet Research says the hidden cost of untreated depression far outweighs the cost of treatment. Plans need to get this information to purchasers.  |
American Family Physician March 15, 2001 |
Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening...  |
American Family Physician April 1, 2003 |
Substance Abuse--How To Recognize It Am I drinking too much?... Am I taking risks with alcohol or other mood-altering substances?... Has my drinking or drug use become a habit?... Is alcohol or drug use taking over my life?... Has drinking alcohol or using drugs become a problem for me?... etc.  |
American Family Physician February 1, 2002 |
Problem Drinking -- How To Recognize It Guidelines for recognizing problem drinking and getting help if necessary...  |
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Sally A. Mravcak |
Primary Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Physicians can improve care for lesbians and bisexual women by acknowledging the potential barriers to care (e.g., hesitancy of physicians to inquire about sexual orientation and of patients to disclose their sexual behavior) and working to create a therapeutic physician-patient relationship.  |