Mental Health
Reviews
The female athlete triad: It takes a team
An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.
Editorial
Make no bones about it!
It is important to diagnose and treat the female athlete triad to maintain optimal bone health.
Reviews
Alzheimer dementia: Starting, stopping drug therapy
It is reasonable to consider discontinuing therapy when a patient has progressed to advanced dementia.
Reviews
Primary care management of chronic pelvic pain in women
While referral may eventually be indicated, primary care doctors can take steps to diagnose and manage the condition.
Reviews
Transient neurologic syndromes: A diagnostic approach
Diagnosing TIA, migraine, partial seizures, hypoglycemia, hyperventilation, transient global amnesia, and others.
Article
Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management
Anxiety and depression are common in patients with COPD and result in worse outcomes.
Reviews
High users of healthcare: Strategies to improve care, reduce costs
A minority of patients called "high users" consume a lot of healthcare, especially in the emergency department. But therein lies an opportunity....
1-Minute Consult
Can effective obesity counseling fit into the 20-minute appointment?
Information from a previsit questionnaire lays the foundation for effective and reimbursable counseling and interventions.
Editorial
Obesity counseling: Beyond ‘eat less, move more’
Not all cancers are treated the same, and not all patients with diabetes are treated the same. The same should go for patients with obesity.
Reviews
ADHD: Overdiagnosed and overtreated, or misdiagnosed and mistreated?
Physicians need to treat ADHD better. Combined behavioral and drug therapy is best.
