The Dawning of a New Decade

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This issue kicks off our 10th year of publication! Inthe first issue in February 1999, J. Sloan Manning,M.D., the Companion’s founding editor, described thejournal’s intended purpose as bringing to our readerspeer-reviewed psychiatric research relevant to primarycare that involves clinical practice or has the potential tobe translated into patient care in a way that improves ourunderstanding of illness and the quality of our practices.^1(p3)-