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July 18, 2008

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Psychiatric News
Newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association

Editor: James P. Krajeski, M.D.

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Black-Box Warnings to Be Required on
All Antipsychotic Medications
First-generation antipsychotics will be required to carry the same black-box label warning about increased risk of death in elderly dementia patients that the FDA mandated three years ago for second-generation antipsychotics. READ MORE

Supreme Court Clarifies Rules on
Competence Standards During Criminal Trials
Citing arguments made by APA, the U.S. Supreme Court decides that state courts may apply a different standard for competence to stand trial than they do for determining if a defendant is competent to serve as his or her own attorney during trial. READ MORE

Data Refute Theory That Herbal Remedy
Can Successfully Treat ADHD
St. John's wort, also known as Hypericum perforatum, has proven in a randomized, controlled trial to be no more effective than placebo in treating ADHD symptoms in children and adolescents. READ MORE

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