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Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... first-line treatment, with level I evidence for efficacy.[ 5-8 ] CBT in combination with appropriate medication is also ... pain, and for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia.[ 5,6 ]  In addition, level II evidence suggests probable ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Wiese, MD, MA, FRCPC September 2011
... and premature death due to suicide and other causes.[ 5 ]  Suicide rates are high in the elderly, with an average ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny Rogers, MD, MSc, FRCPC, September 2011
... half of these heavy drinkers report consuming more than 5 drinks on one occasion at least once a month.[ 1 ]  ... risk of suicide, liver disease, cancer, and falls.[ 3-5 ] Although researchers have identified health benefits from ... or heavy drinking is associated with increased mortality.[ 5 , 7 ] At-risk drinking patterns in geriatric patients must ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen J. Kiraly, MD, FRCPC, September 2011
... we do know about prevention. In the US in 2009 there were 5.3 million people with Alzheimer disease (AD), and a new ... (1986) launched the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.[ 5 ] Ironically, many countries heed the Ottawa Charter more ... risk factor for dementia. Incidence nearly doubles every 5 years after 65 and increases exponentially with each ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc September 2011
... as the fitness cost of resistance in that species.[ 4 , 5 ] It will likely take more time to see any real impact, but ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC September 2011
... suffering from dementia is expected to increase from 1.5% in 2008 to 2.8% in 2038. Are we prepared?  Fortunately, ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, September 2011
Letters / BY: James McCormack, BSc(Pharm) PharmD September 2011
... The overall rating for the course this year was 4.6/5.0, indicating that not everybody had the same experience as ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, MD, FRCPC September 2011
... stay, I witnessed a lot of changes and new beginnings.  5. The food here alone is enough to make me committed to ...
News September 2011
... countries. The report acknowledges that over the past 5 years the number of doctors per capita in Canada has ...