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  • Volume 7
  • Number 4
  • October 2009

FROM THE GUEST EDITORS

CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages441–454

Insomnia is experienced by nearly one-third of the population over the course of a year. It affects many dimensions of daily human function. Although its pathophysiology is poorly understood, it is felt to be the final product of excessive arousal in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc441

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages455–462

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by restricted eating and a relentless pursuit of thinness that tends to present in females during adolescence according to DSM-IV (). Individuals with AN exhibit an ego-syntonic resistance to eating and a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc455

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages465–468

This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the basis of the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc465

INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages472–474

This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc472

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages491–498

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder affecting millions of people as either a primary or comorbid condition. Insomnia has been defined as both a symptom and a disorder, and this distinction may affect its conceptualization from both research and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc491

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages502–511

The most prevalent disordered eating pattern described in overweight youth is loss of control (LOC) eating, during which individuals experience an inability to control the type or amount of food they consume. LOC eating is associated cross-sectionally ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc502

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages522–537

Pedophilia has become a topic of increased interest, awareness, and concern for both the medical community and the public at large. Increased media exposure, new sexual offender disclosure laws, Web sites that list the names and addresses of convicted ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc522

Publication date: 01 October 2009

Pages538–546

(Reprinted with permission from NIH Consensus and State-of-the-Science Statements 2005; 22(2)) Objective:To provide health care providers, patients, and the general public with a responsible assessment of currently available data on manifestations and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc538

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