~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of August 16th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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What can neuroimaging findings tell us about sleep disorders?

Reviews functional neuroimaging in normal sleep and sleep disorders.
For instance, insomia may be due to subcortical hyperarousal and
reduced restoration of function in the prefrontal cortex.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15301993
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Adult Children of Alcoholics: Expanded Edition
by Janet Woititz

General information for adult children of dysfunctional families.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558741127/top100
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Behavioral and learning problems in schoolchildren related to
cognitive test data.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15303816

Emerging developmental pathways to ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15303304

OCD in parents of Tourette syndrome probands and autism spectrum
disorder probands.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15298645

Is methylphenidate useful for treating adolescents with ADHD?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15298843

Media violence research and youth violence data
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15298868

Gender differences in the psychopathology of depressed inpatients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15309388

Prevalence, Correlates, and Disability of Personality Disorders in
the United States
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15291684

Essential fatty acids and their role in the treatment of impulsivity
disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15301790

Consolidation of CS and US representations in associative fear
conditioning.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15301434

Analysis of the seasonal pattern in suicide.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15306138

Alcoholism and the brain
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15303622

Alcohol and the developing brain
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15303628

Harmful alcohol use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15301400

Effects of alcohol and other drugs on driver performance.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15276919

Regional variation and clinical indicators of antipsychotic use in
residential treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15255225

Association between patterns of maternal substance use and infant
birth weight, length, and head circumference.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15286261


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