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Clinical Articles / BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD October 2002
... impairment, the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE), which takes 5 minutes to administer and score, is a useful addition. [5]   Diagnosis The full version of the PRIME-MD ... after a positive test (using a cut-off value of 5/9) becomes 94%. This is better than most of the routine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD October 2002
... established to be effective in treating depression. [3-5]  This extraordinarily low rate is likely the result of ... episode8 and 12% of these will not recover within 5 years. [9]  Overall, it has been estimated that 30% to 35% ... a defined population with a recurrent or chronic illness. [5]  Population-based programs tend to have several key ...
Letters / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) October 2002
... which appeared in the June 2002 issue [ BCMJ  2002;44(5):234], asking for feedback on the brochure entitled ...
Letters / BY: Peter Rees, PhD, FRCPC October 2002
... a solid object, yet the brain is irreversibly damaged. [5]  Non-contact forces acting on the brain are very ... injury to occur—that threshold is about 100 g or more, [5]  depending on how long the force is applied. In a series ...
Letters / BY: Michael Livingston, MD October 2002
... 2002 whiplash injury articles in the [BCMJ 2002;44(5):236-263  and 2002;44(6):296-321 ] interested me as I ... heads “flail through a great range of movement…” [5]  Yet, checking with the pit steward and the insurance ...
Letters / BY: Allan C.P. Lam, MD October 2002
... of articles you have on the subject of whiplash [2002;44(5):236-263 and 2002;44(6):296-321]. It is quite apparent that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC November 2002
... 50% recurrence within the next 2 years and 75% within 5 years. Table 2  shows established risk factors for ... compared with 12 per 100 000 in the general population. [5]  A 75% increase in cardiovascular death rate has been ... Preadolescent  Adolescent  Adult Elderly Prevalence <1.5%   6%   4%   3% Table 2. Risk factors for depression in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Agnes To, MD November 2002
... psychological treatments remains limited.  Table 5  shows some available resources for psychological ... is available in the Canadian clinical guidelines. [1,5]  Web sites such as  www.drug-interactions.com  also ... that contribute to depression. 6 to 8 sessions Table 5. Resources for psychological treatment in BC. • Private ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Agnes To, MD November 2002
... and go on to have a treatment-resistant depression. Table 5  summarizes the strategies for managing nonresponse or ... d-amphetamine (15 mg/day to 60 mg/day), tryptophan (1.5 g/day to 3 g/day), buspirone (30 mg/day to 45 mg/day), and atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine (5 mg/day to 15 mg/day). Lithium has the most evidence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marcos Gobrial, MD, CCFP December 2002
... not only in British Columbia, but in all of Canada. [4,5]  In the provincial health officer’s annual report for ... Health Region* it was 39.8/10 000 standard population). [5]  The provincial health officer believes that these health ... due mainly to differences in socioeconomic conditions. [5]  Other factors may also play a role. Relative lack of ...