Student experiences and attitudes suggest that as a group they are at risk for unrecognized influence by marketing efforts. Research should focus on evaluating methods to limit these experiences and affect the development of students' attitudes to ensure that physicians' decisions are based solely on helping each patient achieve the greatest possible benefit.

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FiFy-seven veterans with post-traumatic stress dhor&r (PTSD) completed the Alexithymia Provoked Response Questionnaire (APRQ) upon entering an 8-week randomized trial comparing pheneline, imipramine, and placebo. Low alexithymia on the APRQ significantly predicted improvement on the avoidance i t e m of the Impact of Events Scale (IES) particularly among patients treated with placebo, but was not associated with changes in the intrmwn items of the scale.