~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of May 3rd, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Self-reported psychopathology in polydrug users.

Most polydrug exhibited higher anxiety symptoms although most were unworried by
such symptoms, either due to a lack of self-awareness or acceptance of them as
part of their substance use.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=A15107188&lis\
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Conversations in the Cognitive Neurosciences
by Michael S. Gazzaniga

Interviews with 10 prominent individuals in neuroscience, linguistics,
philosophy, and psychology.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/026257117X/top100
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Gender differences in childhood onset conduct disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15115070

Synaptic Gating and ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15114344

Methylphenidate improves visual-spatial memory in children with ADHD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15076258

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

Stimulant Treatment Over Five Years
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15100562

Etiology of sex differences in the prevalence of ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15108181

Social cognition and its neural correlates in schizophrenia and autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15115945

Episodic memory impairment in bipolar disorder and OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15117402

The role of anxiety level, coping styles, and cycle phase in menstrual distress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15033215

Clinical management of obsessive-compulsive-bipolar comorbidity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15117406

Alexithymia, depressive experiences, and dependency in addictive disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15115213

Early adolescent through young adult alcohol and marijuana use trajectories
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15115071

Self-reported psychopathology in polydrug users.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15107188

You, me...and drugs--a love triangle
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15115217

Heavy cannabis users seeking treatment- prevalence of psychiatric disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15052390

High rates of substance abuse among long-term travelers to the tropics
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15109470
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