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September 2008
Cover Feature
Fighting the battle against PTSD
How to detect and treat mental illness in returning veterans
While the military screens soldiers leaving Iraq and Afghanistan for mental health problems at least twice within six months of returning from combat, PTSD can show up several months or years after a person leaves the battlefield. Internists in community and Veterans Affairs hospitals alike must be able to spot and treat PTSD in patients, even when the disorder isn’t immediately apparent.
Letter from the Editor
Write to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Caring for sexual minorities: Readers respond
Cartoon Caption ContestEthical dilemmas
Discontinuing treatment: In hopeless cases, providers have a right to refuse to continue
In the News
More hospitals employing physicians, survey finds
Green Medicine
A remedy for medical waste
Hospitals send unused supplies to needy facilities overseas.
Technology
Artificial pancreas closer to reality
Closed-loop system holds promise for in-hospital glucose control.
Your Career
One size does not fit all
Which hospitalist model is right for you?
New job? Ask 4 questions before signing on
An attorney offers tips on contract negotiation.
Physician Profile
Hospitalist is Michigan medical society’s Woman Physician of the Year
Carole Montgomery, ACP Member, has been a hospitalist since the early ’90s.
Quality Corner
Measure of the month: Heart failure
Hospitalist doesn’t hold back on blog about 
Dozens of generic drugs Clinical Medicine
Test yourself: Mental health
Hospitalist Archives
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ACP Hospitalist Weekly
From the September 1, 2010 edition
- Statin prescriptions at discharge increasing in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
- Black and low-income patients more likely to leave hospital against medical advice, be readmitted
Cartoon Caption Contest
This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!
"Did you say you were a little horse? Or a little hoarse?"
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