ArticlePatients with challenging behaviors: Communication strategiesAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: July 1, 2017Having a plan to deal with difficult personality types leads to better communication and outcomes—and less stress.Read More
ArticleIs an adult with Asperger syndrome sitting in your waiting room?Author:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: December 1, 2012The authors offer guidance on interacting with adult patients who have this disorder. They also address proposed diagnostic changes scheduled to ta...Read More
ArticleDepression and heart disease: What do we know, and where are we headed?Author:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: January 1, 2009Depression is a risk factor for new cardiac disease and has a detrimental effect in established cardiac disease. Clinicians should routinely screen...Read More
ArticleDiagnosing and managing posttraumatic stress disorderAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: February 1, 2006PTSD not only affects soldiers, it also occurs in civilians exposed to severe trauma or serious illness. Manifestations commonly include nonspecifi...Read More
ArticleTalking to patients about St. John's wortAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: November 1, 2003St. John's wort, an unregulated herbal supplement widely used as a self-treatment for depression, can cause side effects and drug interactions.Read More
ArticleManaging weight gain as a side effect of antidepressant therapyAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: July 1, 2003Some drugs are more apt to cause weight gain than others; one should inform and work with the patient.Read More
ArticleIn response: Agitated dementiaAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: September 1, 1998Read More
ArticleAgitated dementia: Drug vs nondrug treatmentAuthor:Kathleen Franco, MDPublish date: April 1, 1998An individualized approach to identify and treat the cause of the agitation is more effective than simply prescribing neuroleptic drugs.Read More
