~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of September 24th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Paradoxical autonomic response to mental tasks in autism.

Some autistic subjects are more stressed during 'rest' than during mechanical or
repetitive mental tasks, as indicated by their autonomic response.
More info:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstra\
ct&list_uids=12959420
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Adult AD/HD: A Reader-Friendly Guide to Identifying...
by Michele Novotni, Thomas A. Whiteman

Guide for self-identification of ADHD in adults
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576833577/top100
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Sibling relationships when a child has autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12959417

Ten-year review of rating scales. V
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12960702

Clinical course of ADHD from childhood toward early adolescence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12960708

Bioavailability of modified-release methylphenidate
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12973820

Epidemiological surveys of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12959416

Language and auditory processing in autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12963465

Neural correlates of traumatic recall in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13129808

Coping style of substance-abuse patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12968277

Recent placebo-controlled acute trials in bipolar depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12974995

Rapid switching of mood in families with multiple cases of bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12963674

Systems of coping associated with dysphoria, anxiety and depressive illness
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13129815

Relationship between adult social phobia and childhood anxiety.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12975706

Autism families with a high incidence of alcoholism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12959419

Racially related health disparities and alcoholism treatment outcomes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12966341

Outpatient marijuana treatment for adolescents. Economic evaluation of a
multisite field experiment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12959043

Critical issues in the development of culturally relevant substance abuse
treatments for specific minority groups.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12966344

Smoking cocarettes
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12970588


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