To the Editor: The article titled “Depression Treatment in Primary Care” by Robinson et al1 is
very well written and comprehensively scores the need to reassess the type of therapy …

To the Editor: Depression is the most prevalent mood disorder, affecting over 300 million
people worldwide, and is a globally significant public health concern. 1 More than 1 in 20 …

to the editor: Recent studies have shown an increase in the number of prescriptions for
medications to treat depression and a decrease in the use of psychotherapy for depression …

There is enough evidence to suggest that most of the admitted SNF and long-term care
patients have a high probability of suboptimal vitamin D levels. From our experiences over …

To the Editor: A 27-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for a one-month history of
worsening nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weakness, vertigo, and blurry vision with …

There is enough evidence to suggest that most of the admitted SNF and long-term care
patients have a high probability of suboptimal vitamin D levels. From our experiences over …

to the editor: I read with interest the article on hyperparathyroidism in the January 15, 2004,
issue of American Family Physician. 1 However, I noticed that hypovitaminosis D (vitamin D …

To the Editor: We congratulate Hoang et al 1 from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study on
their article reporting a significant association between low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 …

Methods. We conducted a retrospective medical record review of visits from January 1,
2001, to May 1, 2007. Approximately 200 medical records were reviewed. We included …

To the Editor: The recent JourTIIII article by Keenan, et al. l highlights several pitfalls in the
diagnostic use of bone scans. Another important weakness of the bone scan is its inability to …