The nature and course of depressive disorders in a group of general practice patients were assessed by screening 564 subjects who attended representative practices in Sydney by means of a self-report depression inventory. Of these, 25% of women and 17% of men reported significant depressive symptoms. An interview was sought with these "potential depressives" to determine, in particular, the extent to which they might be considered to have a psychiatric disorder, using the PSE case-finding procedure. Of those interviewed, 83% scored as psychiatric "cases", while the mean duration of their depression was nine months. A longitudinal component to the study suggested that the mental condition of the sample had improved minimally at six weeks' and at 20 weeks' follow-up assessments.

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

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Food Hypersensitivity↗

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Melanoma masquerading as Spitz nevus following acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

A malignant melanoma originally diagnosed as a Spitz nevus led to the death of a 10-year-old boy. The melanoma developed four years after therapy was begun for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Melanomas in children are rare. Melanomas histologically resembling Spitz nevi have been reported. Deep contiguous growth and melanization are suspicious features. Lymphoproliferative malignancies are most commonly reported to occur in patients surviving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Melanoma following acute lymphoblastic leukemia has not been described previously.

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Publishing in the parish.

A consecutive series of 500 papers submitted to the 'Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry' is evaluated to provide information on Journal publication procedures, to assess the Journal peer review process and to examine factors associated with the outcome of submissions. While the majority of submissions was by psychiatrists and psychologists, the highest acceptance rates were for papers presented by psychiatric registrars and by psychiatrists. Of the submissions for which a final decision had been made, 50% were accepted for publication and very few papers were accepted without revision. Regional differences in submission rates were noted and, more importantly, regional differences in acceptance rates were quantified. A subsidiary analysis suggested that the latter differences reflected a general pattern and were not peculiar to, or a reflection of, Journal policy.

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