~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of March 3rd, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Does OCD & heroin addiction share a common psychophysiological mechanism?

P300 research suggests that OCD and long-term abstinent heroin addicts are both
impaired in working memory and attention involving the right prefrontal areas.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606838
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The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction
by Robert L.Dupont

Discusses confronting the disease, exploring its biological roots, and
preventing behavioral reinforcement from well-meaning loved ones.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568383630/top100
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EEG in ADHD: Emphasis on Epileptiform Discharges.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12609443

Is there an increase in prevalence of autism spectrum disorders?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12603792

IQ on Executive Function Measures in ADHD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12610776

Cognitive processes involved in childhood OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12600400

Attenuated Left Prefrontal Activation during Verbal Fluency in Depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606841

Ego depletion and self-regulation failure
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12605077

Neuropsychological findings in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12607144

Do OCD patients and heroin addicts share psychophysiological mechanisms?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606838

Neuropsychological and emotional functioning in chronic alcoholism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12607143

Alcohol craving predicts drinking during treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12608492

Kreek-McHugh-Schluger-Kellogg scale: Rapid method for quantifying substance
abuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12609695
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