~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of April 5th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and changes in frontal alpha asymmetry.

Alpha asymmetry scores for the PMDD group fell into the negative range during
the Luteal period while control subjects remained stable.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=A15050374&lis\
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New Medications for Drug Abuse
by Stanley D. Glick, Isabelle M. Maisonneuve

Proceedings of a conference: includes new treatments for stimulant and opioid
addiction, neurobiological mechanisms of drug dependence, and development of
treatments for alcoholism and smoking.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573312754/top100
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Brain plasticity following psychophysiological treatment in learning
disabled/ADHD pre-adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050372

Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder in a national sample
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15055379

Theories of conduct disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15056305

Psychosocial functioning of young children with learning problems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15055370

National Institute of Mental Health Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD follow-up
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15060224

Attention orienting by another's gaze direction in children with autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15055364

The factor structure of autistic traits.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15056304

Co-occurrence of 12-Month Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders and Personality
Disorders in the United States
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15066894

Unipolar depression, life context vulnerabilities, and drinking to cope.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15065960

Child anxiety treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15065961

Screening for and Detection of Depression, Panic Disorder, and PTSD in
Public-Sector Obstetric Clinics.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15067153

Psychosocial disability before, during, and after a major depressive episode
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15066897

Comparison of three models of alcohol craving in young adults
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15049748

A twin study of personality and illicit drug use and abuse/dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15053856

Heroin and cocaine abusers have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than
alcoholics or non-drug-using controls.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15049746

Adherence to treatment of depression in active injection drug users; The minerva
study.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15050085

Self-help organizations for alcohol and drug problems
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15063905

Substance use among high-school students
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15061565

Partner violence before and after couples-based alcoholism treatment for male
alcoholic patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15065955


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