Decisions to initiate involuntary commitment: the role of intensive community services and other factors.

Objective: This study examined the predictors of actions to initiate involuntary commitment of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.

Methods: Emergency services clinicians throughout Virginia completed a questionnaire following each face-to-face evaluation of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Over a one-month period in 2007, a total of 2,624 adults were evaluated.

Physician attitudes regarding hypoactive sexual desire disorder in a primary care clinic: a pilot study.

Introduction: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in particular, complaints of low desire, affects many American women. Despite the impact FSD may have on these women, many do not present their symptoms to their physicians.

Aim: To determine physician attitudes and practices regarding hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in the primary care setting.