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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
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- Hospitalist practice models have little effect on job satisfaction, burnout, survey finds
- Hospital stays involving C. diff leveled off between 2008 and 2009
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ACP Launches Depression Care Guide
This evidence-based, free online resource provides concise, practical information and strategies to enable health professionals to reduce the treatment gaps that exist for depression care.
Access the Guide now.