~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of March 22nd, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Neurobiological mechanisms in the transition from drug use to drug dependence.

Neuropharmacologic studies suggest dysregulation of specific neurochemical
mechanisms in brain reward and stress circuits that provide the negative
motivational state that drives addiction.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019424
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Dual Diagnosis: Mood Disorders and Developmental Disabilities
by KM Olson, JA Hellings, PA Black, JM O'Toole

Recent research of treating mood disturbances in developmental delay
populations.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557666482/top100
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Testosterone, antisocial behavior, and social dominance in boys
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15023584

Cocaine effects on the developing brain
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019425

Intellectual ability in adolescents with conduct disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15002851

Culture & Risk Taking in Adolescents' Behaviors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15028917

Depression and Anxiety in Parents of Children With ADHDand Varying Levels of
Oppositional Defiant Behaviors
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15028551

Boredom proneness and sleep disorders as predictors of adult attention deficit
scores.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15018357

Personality disorders in veterans with PTSD and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15027797

Detecting state and trait anxiety from auditory and visual cues
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15030643

PTSD in callers to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15022144

Cingulotomy for psychiatric disease
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15028136

Multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy in depression and schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15023578

Attention, learning, and memory in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15027792

Panic Attacks and the Risk of Depression among Young Adults in the Community.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15031588

Neurobiological mechanisms in the transition from drug use to drug dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019424

Reward, memory and substance abuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019420

Sensitization of midbrain dopamine neuron reactivity and the self-administration
of psychomotor stimulant drugs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019432

Effects of nicotinic stimulation on cognitive performance.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15018837

Alcohol and other drug abuse counselors' attitudes and resources for integrating
research and practice.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15022863

Amphetamine neurotoxicity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15019431

Tracking ecstasy trends in the United States with data from three national drug
surveillance systems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15022859


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