~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of July 12th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Low emotional intelligence as a predictor of substance-use problems.

Low emotional intelligence predicted substance use problems. Poor
coping predicted drug-related problems, but not alcohol-related
problems.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15237864
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B O O K N E W S_________________________________________

Handbook of Disruptive Behavior Disorders
by Herbert C. Quay, Anne E. Hogan

Three quarters of all psychopathological disorders of childhood and
adolescence are disruptive behaviors (ADHD, ODD, CD). Reviews various
issues of this disorders including assessment.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306459744/top100
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Reporting the Incidence of School Violence across Grade Levels in the
U.S. Using the Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15243174

Role of parent support and peer support in teen substance use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15238054

Neighborhood predictors of concealed firearm carrying among children
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15237065

Efficacy of theophylline compared to methylphenidate for the
treatment of ADHD in children
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15068402

ADHD as a risk factor for incident unprovoked seizures and epilepsy
in children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15237085

Child psychiatric disorders in a primary care Arab population.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15242141

Substance use, religiosity, and other protective factors among
Hungarian teens.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15236810

Why rejection hurts
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15242688

Adult health status of women HMO members with PTSD symptoms.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15234820

Short term dynamic psychotherapy goes to Hollywood
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15241812

Depressive symptoms amongst teen primary care attendersLevels and
associations.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15243698

Low emotional intelligence as a predictor of substance-use problems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15237864

Psychiatric comorbidity and substance use treatment outcomes of teens.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15238058

Rhode island change assessment questionnaire in heroin-addicted
polysubstance abuse sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15238052

Agents in development for the management of cocaine abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15233592

Social exclusion in clients with comorbid mental health and substance
misuse problems.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15243697

Binge alcohol consumption by non-alcohol - dependent women during
pregnancy
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15241663

Consumption and its discontents
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15233634

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