~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of October 1st, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Assessment and treatment of ADHD in children with comorbid psychiatric illness.

Children with other disruptive disorders plus ADHD respond to stimulant meds
whereas those with anxiety and ADHD respond to many behavioral and
pharmacological ADHD treatments.
More info:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstra\
ct&list_uids=14508296
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Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders
by Jay D. Amsterdam, Mady Hornig, Andrew A. Nierenberg

The clinical problem of treatment-resistant mood disorders, followed by
discussion of the biological basis, including psychoneuroendocrine aspects, role
of estrogen for women, sleep abnormalities, brain imaging, and immunologic
factors.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521593417/top100
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Chronic pretreatment with methylphenidate induces cross-sensitization with
amphetamine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14511774

Learning-disabled Brains
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13680447

Which anxiety disorders may differentiate ADHD subtypes
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14511084

Arithmetic Difficulties in Children With Visuospatial Learning Disability (VLD).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13680407

Effects of methylphenidate on impulsive choice in adult humans.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13680085

Asperger syndrome
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14508298

Neuroimaging and Neurocircuitry in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13678559

Hypoactivation of the prefrontal cortex during verbal fluency test in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14511791

Brain activation by disgust-inducing pictures in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14512216

Misidentification of the self in a patient with a psychotic disorder and PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14509205

Emotional ear in stress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14505685

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in anxiety disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14509204

Polyunsaturated fatty acid status and relapse vulnerability in cocaine addicts.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14500111

How can sociological theory help our understanding of addictions?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14509544

Psychosocial treatments for cocaine dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=13678556

Barriers to the use of medications to treat alcoholism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14504021

Referral paths, patient profiles and treatment adherence of older alcoholic men.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14512105
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