Patient self-report questionnaires, 75-77 Personality disorders assessment of patients with, 84 depression and, 52-53, 83 types of, 52 Phenobarbital, 70 Postpartum mood disorders, 27, 30-31 prevalence of depressive disorders in, somatic symptoms in, 51 Propranolol, 68 Pseudodementia, 58 chronic fatigue symptoms and, 64, 65 coexisting with dysthymic disorder, coexisting with major depressive mood symptoms caused by, 4-5, 11 interpersonal, 102 remission in patients receiving, 83 Rorschach test, 82 S Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, 77 Schizoaffective disorders, 26, 27 in bipolar II disorder, 37 characteristics and implications for, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Self-report questionnaires, 75-77 Sleep electroencephalogram, 79, 81 chronic fatigue symptoms and, 64 depression and, 51-52, 55 Steroids, 6, 69 Stroke, 56-58 Substance abuse. See also Alcoholism signs and symptoms of depression Subsyndromal seasonal affective Suicide/suicide attempts in patients with bipolar I disorder, 4, in patients with cancer, 63 in patients with depressive symptoms, in patients with personality disorders, risk factors, 74 Supportive therapy, 103 Symptom breakthrough, 103 BERKELThe Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was NIVERSITY OF appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to these services. AHCPR carries out its mission by conducting and supporting general health services research, including medical effectiveness research, facilitating development of clinical practice guidelines, and disseminating research findings and guidelines to health care providers, policymakers, and the public. The legislation also established within AHCPR the Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care (the Forum). The Forum has primary responsibility for facilitating the development, periodic review, and updating of clinical practice guidelines. The guidelines will assist practitioners in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of clinical conditions. Other AHCPR components include the following. The Center for Medical Effectiveness Research has principal responsibility for patient outcomes research and studies of variations in clinical practice. The Center for General Health Services Extramural Research supports research on primary care, the cost and financing of health care, and access to care for underserved and rural populations. The Center for General Health Services Intramural Research uses large data sets for policy research on national health care expenditures and utilization, hospital studies, and long-term care. The Center for Research Dissemination and Liaison produces and disseminates findings from AHCPR-supported research, including guidelines, and conducts research on dissemination methods. The Office of Technology Assessment responds to requests from Federal health programs for assessment of health care technologies. The Office of Science and Data Development develops specialized data bases for patient outcomes research. Guidelines are available in formats suitable for health care practitioners, the scientific community, educators, and consumers. AHCPR invites comments and suggestions from users for consideration in development and updating of future guidelines. Please send written comments to Director, Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, AHCPR, Executive Office Center, Suite 401, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852. For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office |