~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of May 10th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Relative left-frontal activity in increased depression in high
reassurance-seekers.

Stable relative right-frontal activity was associated with increased depression
in low reassurance-seekers, while the opposite pattern was found in high
reassurance-seekers.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15130529
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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V. S. Ramachandran

Unsettling tales of neurological patients much akin to Oliver Sacks' writings.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688152473/top100
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EEG spectral analysis of wakefulness and REM sleep in high functioning autistic
spectrum disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15134704

Pervasive developmental disorder and childhood-onset schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15121482

A psychophysical measure of attention deficit in children with ADHD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15122943

Stress burden and the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorder in young adults
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15123493

Understanding orbitofrontal contributions to theory-of-mind reasoning
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15134854

Sleep and neurobehavioral functioning in boys with ADHD and no reported
breathing problems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15124721

Methylphenidate restores visual memory, but not working memory function in
attention deficit-hyperkinetic disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15138760

Neural circuitry of anxiety
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15131515

Executive hypercontrol in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15134701

Functional magnetic resonance imaging in schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15135157

Temperament, anxiety, and depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15136185

PTSD Arousal and Depression Symptoms Associated With Increased Right-Sided
Parietal EEG Asymmetry.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15122952

Schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15138893

Sex and estrogen influence drug abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15120494

A comparison of alcohol and drug disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15135566

Domestic violence in women with PTSD and substance abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15135552

Acute Cocaine Administration Depresses Cortical Activity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15138440

The impact of schools on juvenile substance initiation and use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15134314

Neuropsychological executive functioning in children at elevated risk for
alcoholism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15122950

Effects of marijuana on neurophysiological signals of working and episodic
memory.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15133574


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