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Presidential Address
The Psychiatrist and the Clinical Practice of Psychiatry in an Uncertain Environment: Looking Ahead

Le psychiatre et la pratique clinique de la psychiatrie dans un environnement incertain : penser à l’avenir
CPA President
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Guest Editorial
Taking Aim at Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Understanding Its Nature and Shooting Down Myths
Murray B Stein
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In Review
Epidemiologic Studies of Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Other Psychiatric Disorders
Naomi Breslau
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PTSD and the Experience of Pain: Research and Clinical Implications of Shared Vulnerability and Mutual Maintenance Models
Gordon JG Asmundson, Michael J Coons, Steven Taylor, Joel Katz
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Original Research
Electroconvulsive Therapy Training in Canada: A Call for Greater Regulation
Edward Yuzda, Kathryn Parker, Vivien Parker, Justin Geagea, David Goldbloom
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Interrater Reliability of the Fitness Interview Test Across 4 Professional Groups
Jodi L Viljoen, Ronald Roesch, Patricia A Zapf
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Posttraumatic Symptoms and Disability in Paramedics
Cheryl Regehr, Gerald Goldberg, Graham D Glancy, Theresa Knott
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Brief Communication
Antipsychotic Medication During Pregnancy and Lactation in Women With Schizophrenia: Evaluating the Risk
Sheila W Patton, Shaila Misri, Maria R Corral, Katherine F Perry, Annie J Kuan
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Antidepressants and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Paul A Kurdyak, William H Gnam, David L Streiner
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Book Reviews
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Neuropsychiatry
Reviewed by
Eldon Tunks, MD, FRCPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Reviewed by
Nasreen Roberts, FRCPC

Psychiatrie clinique
Revue par
Marc-Alain Wolf, MD

Letters to the Editor
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An Analysis of Religion and Mental Illness

Reply: An Analysis of Religion and Mental Illness

Re: Canadian Psychiatric Inpatient Religious Commitment: An Association With Mental Health

Reply: Canadian Psychiatric Inpatient Religious Commitment: An Association With Mental Health

Oxcarbazepine Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Voice Mail as a Transitional Object in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Critical Appraisal of Extended Treatment Studies in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Gabapentin-Induced Paradoxical Exacerbation of Psychosis in a Patient With Schizophrenia

Probable Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Risperidone- Induced Delirium

Re: Schizophrenia, Suicide, and Blood Count During Treatment With Clozapine

Re: Bilsbury and Others. More on the Phenomenology of Perfectionism—Incompleteness

Epidemiologic Studies of Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Other Psychiatric Disorders

Funding and Support

This review was supported by grant MH 48802 from the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.

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Author(s)

Manuscript received and accepted October 2002.

1. Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry and Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan; Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Cleveland, Ohio; Clinical Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Address for correspondence: Dr N Breslau, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, 3A, Detroit, MI 48202-3450
e-mail: nbresla1@hfhs.org

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