Approach to Drug Use Disorders
Approach to Drug Use Disorders E. Nalan Ward The person suffering from a drug use disorder poses diagnostic and management challenges to the primary care clinician and represents one of…
CRITICAL CARE
Pain Management: Approach to the Patient with Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
Pain Management: Approach to the Patient with Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Mihir M. Kamdar Shane J. Volney Eric L. Krakauer Chronic pain is an important problem not only for primary care…
Approach to Eating Disorders
Approach to Eating Disorders Elizabeth A. Lawson Nancy A. Rigotti Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa (the binge-purge syndrome), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (i.e., eating disorder that does not meet…
Management of Obesity
Management of Obesity Carolyn Crimmins Hintlian W. Scott Butsch Obesity has been a major health problem in industrialized societies and is becoming a global epidemic. In the United States, more…
Approach to the Patient with Insomnia
Approach to the Patient with Insomnia Jeffrey B. Weilburg Insomnia is a problem of major proportions. Up to 50% of US adults complain of transient difficulty with sleep, and between…
Approach to Difficult Patient Interactions
Approach to Difficult Patient Interactions Fremonta Meyer Ilana M. Braun Although the frequency of difficult patient encounters specifically in primary care practices is unknown, up to 30% of patients in…
Approach to Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorders or Health Anxiety
Approach to Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorders or Health Anxiety David A. Lovas Nicole L. Herschenhous Ilana M. Braun A patient with severe health anxiety or medically unexplained symptoms poses…
Approach to the Patient with Sexual Dysfunction
Approach to the Patient with Sexual Dysfunction Linda C. Shafer There is an important relationship between one’s sexual life and emotional and physical well-being. With the advent of orally effective…
Approach to the Patient with an Alcohol Problem
Approach to the Patient with an Alcohol Problem Michael F. Bierer Alcohol abuse is a national problem. Surveys reveal that 5% of US adults meet criteria for alcohol abuse; up…
Approach to the Patient with Depression
Approach to the Patient with Depression John J. Worthington III Scott L. Rauch Depression is not only a very common condition—estimated prevalence 5.8% in men, 9.5% in women, and a…
