~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of August 23rd, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Marijuana and cannabinoid regulation of brain reward circuits.

THC alters activity of central reward pathways in a similar fashion
that other abused drugs do, however the cellular mechanisms involved
are likely different.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15313883
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Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
by Gerald M. Edelman

How do neurons give rise to subjectivity? From Nobel Laureate.
Pertinent findings of modern neuroscience
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300102291/top100
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The brain response to personally familiar faces in autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15319275

What is an arousal and how should it be quantified?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15310516

Weekend holidays during methylphenidate use in ADHD children
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15319017

Prenatal smoking and early childhood conduct problems
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15289282

The concept of psychical trauma
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15310427

Prevalence and co-occurrence of substance use disorders and
independent mood and anxiety disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15289279

Psychopathy and Comorbidity in a Young Offender Sample
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15311987

Shaping mutuality
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318907

Antenatal Risk Factors Associated With Postpartum Comorbid Alcohol
Use and Depressive Symptomatology.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318124

Plotting the course to remission
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15315474

Childhood anxiety disorders. Approach to intervention.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318675

Test-Retest Reliability of Adolescents' Self-Report of Substance Use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318123

Physicians and nurses with substance use disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15312119

The Genetics of Alcohol Intake and of Alcohol Dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318113

Re-analysis of Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism
pedigrees suggests the presence of loci influencing novelty-seeking
near D12S391 and D17S1299.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15318029

Predicting abuse in adolescent dating relationships over 1 year
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15311986


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