Editorial

QThrombosis: a tool to assess venous thromboembolism risk - p5

Research reviews

Bipolar disorder often goes unrecognised - p7

Weighing up the risks and benefits of high-dose statin therapy - p8

Bariatric surgery in obese middle-aged men does not improve survival - p8-10

Use of online messaging via electronic records improves management of depression - p10-11

Comparing 5-ARIs in benign prostatic hyperplasia - p12-13

Which GP and patient characteristics influence HIV testing? - p14-16

Symposium

GPs have key role in managing motor neurone disease - p19-22

Evaluating first seizures in adults in primary care - p25-28

Special Report

Prevention and management of hip fracture in older patients - p29-33

Photoguide

Occupational skin disorders - p34-35

Other sections

100 years ago: Preventing deaths from measles - p36

CPD

Practitioner CPD exercise - September 2011 - p37-38

Haslam

Minor symptoms can cause major anxiety - p39