July 2006 (Vol. 5, No. 7)

Evidence-Based Reviews

Compulsive shopping: When spending begins to consume the consumer
John M. Kuzma, MD; Donald W. Black, MD

‘Supercharge’ antidepressants by adding thyroid hormones
Dan V. Iosifescu, MD, MSc

Sexual dysfunction: What’s love got to do with it?
Stephen B. Levine, MD

Beware ictal activity that mimics psychiatric illness
Joseph S. Goveas, MD; Stanley N. Caroff, MD; Silvana Riggio, MD

From The Editor

Depression: More than a ‘chemical imbalance’
James Randolph Hillard, MD, Editor-in-Chief

Med/Psych Update

Female sexual dysfunction: Don’t assume it’s a side effect
Neeru Verma, MD; Ali Asghar-Ali, MD

Cases That Test Your Skills

Depressed, delusional, and ‘dead’
Eben L. McClenahan, MD, MS; James R. Westphal, MD

Comments & Controversies

Naltrexone blocks pain medication

Psyber Psychiatry

Getting too many e-alerts?
Maria I. Lapid, MD; Simon Kung, MD

Pearls

7 steps to a successful antipsychotic switch
Rajnish Mago, MD; Narsimha R. Pinninti, MD

‘Prescribing’ behavioral and lifestyle changes
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA

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