Letters to the Editor

Linde and others. St John's wort for depression: An overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. BMJ 1996;313:253–8.

The Medical Letter, Drugs and Therapeutic, Vol 39, Issue 1014, November 21, 1997.

Lahey FHB . Nonactivated (apathetic) type of hyperthyroidism. N Engl J Med 1931;204:747–8.

Lazarus JH Ammari F Oretti R Parks AB Richards CJ Harris B. Clinical aspect of recurrent postpartum thyroiditis. Br J Gen Practice 1997;47(418):305–8.

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Haring C Fleischhackerr WW Schert P Humpel C Barnas C Saria A. Influence of patient-related variables on clozapine plasma levels. Am J Psychiatry 1990;147:1471–5.

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Kay SR Fiszbein A Opler LA . The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 1987;13:261–76.

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Baumann N Masson M Carreau V Lefevre M Herschkowitz N Turpin JC . Adult forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy: Clinical and biochemical approach. Dev Neurosci 1991;13:211–5.

Polten A Fluharty AL Fluharty CB Kappler J Von Figura K Gieselmann V. Molecular basis of different forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy. N Engl J Med 1991;324:18–22.

Federico A. Diagnosis and pathogenesis of late-onset genetic metabolic encephaloneuromyopathies. Dev Neurosci 1991;13:188–96.

Marmiroli P Cavalletti G Bertagnolio B Maccarini B Tredici G. Neuropathological and enzymatic studies in a case of adult form of metachromatic leukodystrophy with very late onset of clinical symptoms. Acta Neurologica Napoli 1990;12:184–92.

Hyde TM Ziegler JC Weinberger DR . Psychiatric disturbances in metachromatic leukodystrophy. Insights into the neurobiology of psychosis. Arch Neurol 1992;49:401–6.

Fluharty AL . The relationship of the metachromatic leukodystrophies to neuropsychiatric disorders. Mol Chem Neuropathol 1990;13:81–94.

Haag C Laakmann G Voderholzer U Daffher C Gunther W Pontz B. Adult form of metachromatic leukodystrophy with predominantly psychotic manifestations. Nervenarzt 1992;63:444–6.

Perez-Sempere A Martinez-Menedez B Vil-Laverde-Amundearain FJ Rodriguez-Vallejo A Togores-Veguero J Portera-Sanchez A. Metachromatic leukodystropy: An exceptional cause of dementia in the adult. Neurologia 1992;7:114–6.

Shapiro EG Lockman LA Knopman D Krivit W. Characteristics of the dementia in late onset metachromatic leukodystrophy. Neurology 1994;44:662–5.

Zambrino CA Balottin U Minelli A Rossi G Lanzi G. Metachromatic leukodystropy: On an atypical case. Ital J Neurol Sci 1992;13:617–9.

Krivit W Shapiro E Kennedy YW , and others. Treatment of late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy by bone marrow transplantation. N Engl J Med 1990;322:28–32.

Shapiro EG Lipton ME Krivit W. White matter dysfunction and its neuropsychological correlates: A longitudinal study of a case of metachromatic leukodystropy treated with bone marrow transplant. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1992;14:610–24.

Krivit W Lockman LA Watkins PA Hirsch J Shapiro EG . The future for treatment by bone marrow transplantation for adrenoleukodystrophy, metachromatic leukodystrophy, globoid cell leukodystrophy and Hurler syndrome. J Inherit Metab Dis 1995;18:398–412.

Lasky R. Catastrophic illness in the analyst and the analyst's emotional reactions to it. Int J Psychoanal 1990;71:455–73.

Dewald P. Serious illness in the analyst: Transference, countertransference, and reality responses-and further reflections. Schwartz HJ Silver AL , editors. In: Illness in the analyst: Implications for the treatment relationship. Madison (CT): International Universities Press; 1990. p 75–98.

Schneiderman G. Coping with death in the family. 4th ed. Toronto: NC Press; 1994.

Silver Schlesinger AL . Resuming the work with a life threatening illness and further reflections. Schwartz HJ Silver AL , editors. In: Illness in the analyst: Implications for the treatment relationship. Madison (CT): International Universities Press; 1990. p 151–76.

Mandell H Spiro H , editors. When doctors get sick. New York: Plenum Publishing; 1987.

Marzuk PM . Sounding board: When the patient is a physician. N Engl J Med 1987;317:1409–11.

Schneiderman G. Maximizing creativity: The individual and the system. Financial Analysts Journal 1984;40:4.