~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of February 2nd, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Cerebrovascular reactivity in major depression: a pilot study.

Cerebrovascular reactivity, measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasound, is
reduced in depressed patients. Smoking was also associated with a significant
reduction in CVR, whereas age and gender had
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=A14747631&lis\
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Neural Plasticity: Effects of Environment on the Development of the Cerebral
Cortex
by Peter R. Huttenlocher

Integrates recent research on plasticity in sensory systems, motor cortex,
higher cortical functions, and language development.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674007433/top100
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EEG differences in children as a function of resting-state arousal level.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744583

Neuroimaging in autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14748203

ADHD in children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14743657

Roots of Empathy
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14748476

Assessment of DSM-IV personality disorders in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744080

Cerebrovascular reactivity in major depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14747631

Learning and memory in Holocaust survivors with PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744471

Hyperleptinemia in subjects with persistent partial PTSD after a major
earthquake.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14747634

Factor structure and stability of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index in a
longitudinal study of anxiety disorder patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744525

Impact of Age at Onset and Duration of Illness on the Expression of
Comorbidities in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744164

Effects of alcohol and other drugs in women of reproductive age
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14743255

Alcohol consumption by elderly Americans.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14743953

Regional differences in cortical dendrite morphology following in utero exposure
to cocaine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14741751

Is risk for alcoholism mediated by individual differences in drinking
motivations?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14745300

Stroop tasks reveal abnormal selective attention among psychopathic offenders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14744187

Randomized trial of buprenorphine for treatment of concurrent opiate and cocaine
dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14749690


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