~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of December 22nd, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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EEG spectral power and mean frequencies in early heroin abstinence.

Frequency shifts in alpha2 (esp. frontal and central) correlated with daily
heroin consumption. Slowing of alpha1 mean frequency appeared mainly in heroin
addicts who abused high doses of the drug.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=A14687860&lis\
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Integrated Treatment for Dual Disorders: A Guide to Effective Practice
by Kim Mueser, Robert Drake, Douglas Noordsy, L Fox

Guide to assist addicted clients with major mental illness.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572308508/top100
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Children Recently Diagnosed
with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14671475

Developmental, behavioural and somatic factors in pervasive developmental
disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14678306

Clinical and parental assessment of sleep in children with ADHD referred to a
pediatric sleep medicine center.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14686552

Adult psychopathic personality with childhood-onset hyperactivity and conduct
disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14675746

Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of zinc sulfate in the treatment of ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14687872

Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14673893

Co-occurrence of ADHD and low IQ has genetic origins.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14681911

Peculiarity of the right-hemisphere function in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14687851

Frontolimbic response to negative feedback in clinical depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14674878

The effects of anxiety, substance use and conduct disorders on risk of major
depressive disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14672251

Prevalence and determinants of PTSD among Palestinian children exposed to
military violence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14689258

Insight in OCD and body dysmorphic disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14671731

Spatial working memory deficits in OCD are associated with excessive engagement
of the medial frontal cortex.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14683728

EEG spectral power and mean frequencies in early heroin abstinence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14687860

Expectation enhances the regional brain metabolic and the reinforcing effects of
stimulants in cocaine abusers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14673011

Functional connectivity analysis of the neural circuits of opiate craving
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14683702

Aggressive responding in abstinent heroin addicts
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14687867

Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14687958

Alcohol intoxication effects on visual perception
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14689506

Glutamatergic Agents for Cocaine Dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14684456


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