~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of February 17th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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OCD in parents of multiplex autism families.

Children with many repetitive behaviors were likely to have parents with
obsessive-compulsive traits.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12581816
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The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse
by H. Wesley Perkins

Explains the "social norms" approach to substance abuse prevention; includes
identifying young people's dramatic misperceptions about peer norms and accurate
public reporting of positive norms.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078796459X/top100
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Childhood ADHD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12584479

OCD in parents of multiplex autism families.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12581816

Beck Depression Inventory-II Items Associated With ADHD in Adults.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12584068

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Early Language Development: Longitudinal Findings
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12584484

Once-a-Day Formulation of Methylphenidate for ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12578439

Gender and coping: parents of children with high functioning autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12570979

Executive-cognitive functioning in antisocial personality disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573679

Childhood adversities associated with major depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12577276

Selective, sustained, and shift in attention in schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12578247

Affective disorder and 'psychopathy' in male delinquents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12580827

Temperament in adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12564625

Rapid relapse generally follows treatment for substance use disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573689

Addiction, stigma and movies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12580822

Treatment processes among adolescents with history of abuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12568501
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