This study examined the association between two specific polymorphisms of the gene encoding
the μ-opioid receptor and treatment outcomes in alcohol-dependent patients who were …

… Sayers and Oslin and Ms. Ross); and VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and
Clinical Center, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Pa. (Drs. Sayers and Oslin …

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine whether integrated mental health services or
enhanced referral to specialty mental health clinics results in greater engagement in mental …

Objectives To review progress made during the past decade in late-life mood disorders and
to identify areas of unmet need in health care delivery and research. Participants The …

Objective: The Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT)
evaluated the impact of a care management intervention on suicidal ideation and …

Objective Empirical evidence has only weakly supported antidepressant treatment for
patients with co-occurring depression and alcohol dependence. While some studies have …

This article focuses on diagnostic and nosologic challenges intrinsic to geriatric depression,
including characteristics interfering with symptom and syndrome ascertainment, the impact …

Naltrexone has repeatedly been shown to reduce drinking in alcohol-dependent patients.
Previous clinical research suggests that naltrexone may be more effective at reducing drinking …

Objective Adherence to treatment has been demonstrated to be an important factor for
remission from alcohol dependence. The authors compared therapy and medication adherence …

Importance Selecting effective antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive disorder
(MDD) is an imprecise practice, with remission rates of about 30% at the initial treatment. …