Can people with schizophrenia recover? How does symptom reduction differ from skills expansion? Recovery is a process, not an endpoint, so how can clinicians tell if programs are recovery-oriented? Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Preexisting depression at hospital admission for acute stroke increases the likelihood that a patient will be discharged to institutional care, according to a report in the January issue of Stroke. Reuters Health Information
A study shows that spinal inflammation on MRI may predict therapeutic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy for ankylosing spondylitis. Medscape Medical News
Results of the National Institute on Drug Abuse 2007 Monitoring the Future survey show an encouraging trend toward lower levels of alcohol, smoking and illicit drug use in eighth graders, but prescription drug abuse remains high among older students. Medscape Medical News
