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Combination Therapies Prove Best to Help Smokers Quit

Combination pharmacotherapies offered in the primary care setting are more effective than monotherapies in helping smokers quit, according to a study published in the Dec. 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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Psychiatric dermatology: Delusions of parasitosis

Identifying precipitating events and treating patients with antidepressant Lexapro can help patients overcome delusions of parasitosis.

Depression Screen Not Cost-Effective

After taking this CME, you should be able to explain to interested patients that this study used modeling based on various assumptions to determine that formal screening for postpartum depression in the primary care setting is not cost-effective.

Fibromyalgia: A review of management options

Evidence-based recommendations utilize an integrated approach that combines nonpharmacologic approaches (specifically patient education, exercise, and cognitive behavioral therapy) and pharmacologic approaches in the management of fibromyalgia.

Implementing developmental surveillance and screening for identifying issues early

To encourage accurate and early identification of children with delays, disabilities, and emerging problems, in 2006 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its policy statement on developmental surveillance (DS) and screening to include a decision-making paradigm.

Preventing Adverse Consequences of Sleep Loss and Excessive Sleepiness: Practical Assessment and Management Strategies

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to characterize the behavioral and physiological consequences of sleep loss and excessive sleepiness and identify patients with sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, and associated comorbidities.