~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of November 1st, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Effects of marijuana on neurophysiological signals of working and episodic
memory.

Marijuana decreases global theta power and responses in a working memory task
were accompanied by reduced alpha band reactivity in response to increased task
difficulty.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15502936
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Dual Diagnosis Recovery Sourcebook: Addiction with an Emotional Disorder
by Dennis C. Ortman

Psychological, social, and spiritual approaches to recovering from dual
diagnoses; case studies included.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0737303190/top100
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Albert Einstein and LD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15505944

The effects of methylphenidate on neural systems of attention in attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15514398

Neuropsychological intervention in dyslexia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15505943

A reconceptualization of learning disabilities via a self-organizing systems
paradigm.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15497274

The perception of four basic emotions in human and nonhuman faces by children
with autism and other developmental disabilities.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15500027

Emergence of tics in children with ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15319016

Learning disabilities and ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15495544

Co-occurrence of 12-month mood and anxiety disorders and personality disorders
in the US
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15504418

The relationship between obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress symptoms
in clinical and non-clinical samples.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15488372

Effects on alcohol use and anxiety of the september 11, 2001, attacks and
chronic work stressors
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15514245

Characteristics of depressed preschoolers with and without anhedonia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15514399

Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for PTSD through
previous trauma among West Nile refugees.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15504233

Interventions for PTSD in children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15513767

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=15502936

Neurocognitive performance of methamphetamine users discordant for history of
marijuana exposure.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15488342

Substance use, substance abuse, and LD among adolescents with a childhood
history of ADHD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15503577

Mortality Risk Associated with Perinatal Drug and Alcohol Use in California.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15496968

Effects of maternal cigarette smoking and cocaine use in pregnancy on fetal
response to vibroacoustic stimulation and habituation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15513576

Linking female sex workers with substance abuse treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15501376

Sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, sexual impulsivity, or what? Toward a
theoretical model.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15497051

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