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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

August 13, 2008, Vol 300, No. 6
Theme: Violence and Human Rights
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A Stitch in Time
Jennifer A. Best, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):630-631.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.630
School-Based Mental Health Intervention for Children Affected by Political Violence in Indonesia: Title and subTitle BreakA Cluster Randomized Trial FREE
Wietse A. Tol, MA; Ivan H. Komproe, PhD; Dessy Susanty, MPsych; Mark J. D. Jordans, MA; Robert D. Macy, PhD; Joop T. V. M. De Jong, MD, PhD
Topics: indonesia, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, violence
JAMA. 2008;300(6):655-662.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.655
Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems Before and After Military Combat Deployment FREE
Isabel G. Jacobson, MPH; Margaret A. K. Ryan, MD, MPH; Tomoko I. Hooper, MD, MPH; Tyler C. Smith, PhD, MS; Paul J. Amoroso, MD, MPH; Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH; Gary D. Gackstetter, DVM, PhD, MPH; Timothy S. Wells, DVM, PhD, MPH; Nicole S. Bell, ScD, MPH
Topics: ethanol, alcohol drinking, military personnel, military deployment
JAMA. 2008;300(6):663-675.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.663
Association of Combatant Status and Sexual Violence With Health and Mental Health Outcomes in Postconflict Liberia FREE
Kirsten Johnson, MD, MPH; Jana Asher, MSc; Stephanie Rosborough, MD, MPH; Amisha Raja, MA, PsyD; Rajesh Panjabi, MD, MPH; Charles Beadling, MD; Lynn Lawry, MD, MSPH, MSc
Includes: Supplemental Content
Topics: liberia, mental health, violence
JAMA. 2008;300(6):676-690.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.676
Comparison of Mental Health Between Former Child Soldiers and Children Never Conscripted by Armed Groups in Nepal FREE
Brandon A. Kohrt, MA; Mark J. D. Jordans, MA; Wietse A. Tol, MA; Rebecca A. Speckman, BA; Sujen M. Maharjan, BA; Carol M. Worthman, PhD; Ivan H. Komproe, PhD
Topics: mental health, nepal, wounds and injuries, soldiers
JAMA. 2008;300(6):691-702.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.691
Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Infection Among Married Indian Women FREE
Jay G. Silverman, PhD; Michele R. Decker, ScD; Niranjan Saggurti, PhD; Donta Balaiah, PhD; Anita Raj, PhD
Topics: hiv, domestic violence, marriage, life event, hiv infection
JAMA. 2008;300(6):703-710.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.703
Clinician's Corner
Prevalence of Chronic Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury: Title and subTitle BreakA Systematic Review FREE
Devi E. Nampiaparampil, MD
Includes: CME
Topics: headache, brain injuries, pain, veterans, chronic pain
JAMA. 2008;300(6):711-719.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.711
Substance Use Disorders and Clinical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
John D. Corrigan, PhD; Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH
Topics: brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders
JAMA. 2008;300(6):720-721.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.720
Mental Health Courts as a Way to Provide Treatment to Violent Persons With Severe Mental Illness
H. Richard Lamb, MD; Linda E. Weinberger, PhD
Topics: mental disorders, violence, mental health courts
JAMA. 2008;300(6):722-724.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.722
Lessons From the Health Sector in Afghanistan: Title and subTitle BreakHow Progress Can Be Made in Challenging Circumstances
Benjamin Loevinsohn, MD, MPH; Ghulam Dastagir Sayed, MD, MPH
Topics: afghanistan
JAMA. 2008;300(6):724-726.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.724
Iraq's Internally Displaced Persons: Title and subTitle BreakA Hidden Crisis
Melinda J. Morton, MD, MPH; Gilbert M. Burnham, MD, PhD
Topics: iraq, refugees, violence
JAMA. 2008;300(6):727-729.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.727
Cyclone Nargis and the Politics of Relief and Reconstruction Aid in Burma (Myanmar)
Eric Stover, BA; Patrick Vinck, PhD
Topics: myanmar, politics, reconstructive surgical procedures
JAMA. 2008;300(6):729-731.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.729
Documenting Biospecimen Conditions in Reports of Studies
James A. Robb, MD; Helen M. Moore, PhD; Carolyn C. Compton, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):650-651.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.650-c
Documenting Biospecimen Conditions in Reports of Studies—Reply
Chaitanya R. Acharya, MS; Anil Potti, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):650-651.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.651
Fatty Acid and Vitamin D Status in the EPIC Trials of Crohn Disease Treatment
Gregory A. Plotnikoff, MD, MTS
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):650-650.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.650-a
Fatty Acid and Vitamin D Status in the EPIC Trials of Crohn Disease Treatment—Reply
Brian G. Feagan, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):650-650.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.650-b
Risk of Suicide Among US Veterans After Returning From the Iraq or Afghanistan War Zones
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):652-653.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.652
Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):653-654.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.653
Iraq’s Prescription for Violent Barriers to Health Care: Cell Phones and E-mail
Rebecca Voelker
Topics: consultation, internet, iraq, cellular phone
JAMA. 2008;300(6):637-638.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.637
Iraqi Health Minister Works to Reform, Restore Neglected System
Rebecca Voelker
Topics: preventive medicine, cholera, ambulances, fear, health personnel, health services, iraq, personhood, world health organization, pharmacy (field), coping behavior, humor, psychiatrist, pharmaceutical company, finance, sirenomelia
JAMA. 2008;300(6):639-639.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.639
Firearms Sales via “Gun Show Loophole” Thwart Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence
Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH
Topics: firearms, violence
JAMA. 2008;300(6):640-641.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.640
Psychiatrists Strive to Help Children Heal Mental Wounds From War and Disasters
Lynne Lamberg
Topics: disasters, wars, psychiatrist
JAMA. 2008;300(6):642-643.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.642
Redeployments Strain Military Families
Lynne Lamberg
Topics: military personnel
JAMA. 2008;300(6):644-644.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.644
Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence—United States, 2005 FREE
Topics: domestic violence, centers for disease control and prevention (u.s.)
JAMA. 2008;300(6):646-649.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.646
Drug Industry Lobbying
Mike Mitka
Topics: drug industry, lobbying
JAMA. 2008;300(6):645-645.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.645-a
FDA Funding Boost
Mike Mitka
Topics: united states food and drug administration
JAMA. 2008;300(6):645-645.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.645-d
Internet Drug Sales
Mike Mitka
Topics: internet
JAMA. 2008;300(6):645-645.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.645-c
Medicare Abuse
Mike Mitka
Topics: medicare
JAMA. 2008;300(6):645-645.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.645-b
Death and Fire
M. Therese Southgate, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):627-627.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.627
Confederate Jasmine at Galveston
Robert L. Jones
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):628-628.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.628
CURRENT MEDICAL LITERATURE.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):740-740.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.740-b
IDAHO STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):740-740.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.740-c
MEDICAL NEWS: LONDON LETTER.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):740-740.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.740-a
About This Journal FREE
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):625-626.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.625
War and Public Health
Karen Hein, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):732-733.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.732
Bioviolence
Griffin Trotter, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):733-734.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.733
Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks Via Our Health System
Joseph H. McIsaac, MD, MS
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):734-735.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.734
Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare
Scott R. Lillibridge, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):735-736.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.735
Hospital Preparation for Bioterror: A Medical and Biomedical Systems Approach
Jerry L. Mothershead, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):736-737.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.736
Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing
Tony Miksanek, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):737-738.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.737
Frozen in Memory: US Navy Medicine in the Korean War
Kim Pelis, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(6):738-739.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.738
Intimate Partner Violence FREE
Janet M. Torpy, MD; Cassio Lynm, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics: domestic violence
JAMA. 2008;300(6):754-754.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.6.754

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