Impact of intensive lifestyle intervention on depression and health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes: the Look AHEAD Trial.

Objective: We examined the effects of an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI), compared with a diabetes support and education (DSE) control intervention, on long-term changes in depression symptoms, antidepressant medication (ADM) use, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Research Design And Methods: Look AHEAD was a multisite randomized controlled trial of 5,145 overweight/obese participants assigned to ILI (designed to produce weight loss) or DSE and followed for a median of 9.6 years.

Usage of the National Board of Medical Examiners Subject Test in Psychiatry by U.S. and Canadian clerkships.

Objective: The authors explored psychiatry clerkship usage of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Subject Test.

Methods: U.S.

The "shrinking" clerkship: characteristics and length of clerkships in psychiatry undergraduate education.

Objective: The authors explored the time that is currently devoted to psychiatry clerkships to determine whether "shortened" clerkships differ in course director satisfaction and evaluation strategies.

Method: An 18-item questionnaire was sent to 150 U.S.