Extent of and reasons for osteoporosis medication non-adherence among veterans and feasibility of a pilot text message reminder intervention.

Unlabelled: We determined the extent of and reasons for non-adherence to oral bisphosphonates among veterans and conducted a pilot text message reminder application aimed at the most commonly cited reason for non-adherence. The intervention was found to be acceptable and feasible.

Purpose: To evaluate the extent of and reasons for non-adherence to oral bisphosphonates among veterans and to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a pilot text message reminder application.

FRAX without BMD can be used to risk-stratify Veterans who recently sustained a low trauma non-vertebral/non-hip fracture.

Unlabelled: We evaluated the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) without bone mineral density (BMD) in predicting treatment recommendations for patients with a recent low trauma fracture other than hip or vertebral. The concordance, sensitivity, and specificity were 75.6%, 67.

Antisocial personality disorder is not enough: a reply to Sreenivasan, Weinberger, and Garrick.

This commentary seeks to extend the recent article by Sreenivasan et al, which supports the contention that case law history allows for the commitment of a sexually violent predator/sexually dangerous person (SVP/SDP) based on a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder and absent a paraphilic condition. We argue that a clear sexual disorder must be present before a person can be found to be an SVP/SDP. A diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder is not enough.