~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of October 8th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Anxiety and selective attention in OCD

Performance on selective attention tasks deteriorated for OCD subjects when
confronted with anxiety-provoking scenarios compared to neutral scenarios.
More info:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstra\
ct&list_uids=14527530
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Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity
by Thomas Metzinger

The phenomenal self is not a thing but an ongoing process - philosopher draws on
neuroscientific research to present a representationalist and functional
analysis of conscious 1st POV actually is.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262134179/top100
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Early intervention and brain plasticity in autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14521198

Antidepressants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14513926

Stroop color-word interference test as an indicator of ADHD in poor readers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14521215

Autism and specific language impairment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14521195

Why have drug treatments been so disappointing?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14521196

Anxiety and selective attention in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14527530

A Web-based screening instrument for depression and anxiety disorders in primary
care.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14517114

Effectiveness of an empirically supported treatment for social phobia in the
field.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14527526

PTSD. A brief overview.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14524201

Quantitative EEG studies of cue-induced cocaine craving.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14521273

A new anatomical framework for neuropsychiatric disorders and drug abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14514480

Mediators of outcome of psychosocial treatments for cocaine dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14516240

Accumbal neural responses during the initiation and maintenance of intravenous
cocaine self-administration.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14523071

Neuropsychiatric consequences of ecstasy use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14513928
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