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Successful smoking cessation involves a 2-pronged approach, since there are 2 components to smoking - physiological and behavioral, according to Nervana Elkhadragy, PharmD, MS, TTS, of Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis.
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The primary goals of therapy in bipolar depression are to achieve complete remission, decrease the risk of suicidality, maintain and/or improve quality of life (QOL) and functioning, and prevent affective switches from depression to mania.
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Agitation is a "common and important clinical management problem" in both major psychotic and mood disorders.
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There is a lack of pharmacological solutions for those affected by gambling disorders (GD)
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Symptomatic relapse is common in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, and one of the most common contributors to relapse is poor medication adherence.
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In January, 2015, the Endocrine Society issued an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic management of obesity (co-sponsored by the European Society of Endocrinology and the Obesity Society).
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Dietary supervision may have driven the patient out of his facility.
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Antipsychotics are the cornerstone of treatment for patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions, but significant side effects for women are a common impediment to treatment adherence.
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Atypical antipsychotics are known to improve many of the symptoms experienced by elderly patients who exhibit neuropsychiatric symptoms.
