~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of November 29th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Emerging brain-based interventions for children

Brief overview of emerging interventions as to their success via medical
standard. Neurofeedback is effective for ADHD, seizure disorders, anxiety,
depression, and traumatic brain injury.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15564050
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Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber : Exploring the Effect of Anxiety...
by Richard Restak

Explores significant experiments in neuroscience on anxiety and other
investigations into anxiety
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400048508/top100
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EEG biofeedback (neurotherapy) as a treatment for attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15564052

Brain asymmetries in autism and developmental language disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15563515

Efficacy and safety of methylphenidate in 45 adults with ADHD. A randomized
placebo-controlled double-blind cross-over trial.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15554568

Neurofeedback with anxiety and affective disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15564054

Onset, timing and risk for depression and anxiety in family caregivers to heart
transplant recipients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15554577

Beyond Exposure for PTSD (PTSD) Symptoms
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15557476

Depression, anxiety, anger, and somatic symptoms in patients with body
dysmorphic disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15563049

The contribution of epidemiology to the study of traumatic stress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15549239

The Association Between Anxiety, Depression, and Somatic Symptoms in a Large
Population
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15564348

Three-year outcomes of long-term patients with co-occurring bipolar and
substance use disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15556119

Bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15556118

Exposure Therapy for Substance Abusers with PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15557477

Treatment of cocaine dependence and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15556126

Crack cocaine and sex.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15559679

Suicidal behavior, drug use and depressive symptoms after detoxification
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15555813

Clinicians' assessments of bipolar disorder and substance abuse as predictors of
suicidal behavior in acutely hospitalized psychiatric inpatients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15556120
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This Week in Mental Health, http://www.eegspectrum.com/
More news: http://start.eegspectrum.com/alert.htm

Neurofeedback Training Courses for Professionals
Dallas Jan 13-16; Orlando Feb 17-20 http://www.eegspectrum.com/Training/

Neurofeedback Yellow Pages
http://www.skiltopo.com/nfyp/

Mind/Brain Books
http://solo17.abac.com/whatsnew/books/psych/

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