Suicide accounts for many of the largest monetary settlements and malpractice lawsuits filed against mental health clinicians. What can clinicians do to protect their patients and themselves? Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Do children of alcoholics (COAs) differ from non-COAs in terms of extent of disruptive behavior? Does the added presence of paternal antisocial personality disorder make a significant impact? Alcohol and Alcoholism
Results of a pilot study suggest it is possible to safely and successfully wean smokers using a series of cigarettes with progressively lower amounts of nicotine. Medscape Medical News
Mental health care can be a heavy burden for elderly patients. How much time is spent on it in primary care visits, and how can effots be improved? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
How does adolescent neurological development affect their decision-making and behavior? Can this information help develop more appropriate interventions for preventing adolescent substance use? The Journal of Primary Prevention
Depressive symptoms in women, but not men, correlated with alcohol craving in a retrospective study of patients in a Mayo Clinic treatment program. Medscape Medical News
