Article summaries include recent guidelines (heart disease in women and asthma), improving sexual assault examinations, assessing vision in the elderly, and depression and MS. Medscape Nurses
Genetic inheritance and early traumatic life events contribute to the development of MDD and PTSD in adults. Emerging data indicates that specific genes may be used to identify individuals at risk. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
In a trial comparing antipsychotics with placebo for aggression in intellectual disability, aggression decreased substantially at 4 weeks with or without drugs. Medscape Medical News
A new study shows the addition of a short course of D-cycloserine to behavioral therapy had positive effects, with improvements observed after only 5 therapy sessions. Medscape Medical News
Primary care provider training reduced mental health symptoms among parents of children with emotional and behavioral disturbances and also reduced impairment among minority children. Medscape Medical News
Home treatment intervention of pneumonia with oral amoxicillin was effective in children in developing countries; the authors suggest that the World Health Organization should update its guidelines. Medscape Medical News
