~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of May 30th, 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Neural substrates of faulty decision-making in abstinent marijuana users.

Heavy users of marijuana focus on immediate gratification, which results in
persistent decision-making deficits and alterations in brain activity.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15907305
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Asperger's and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models
by Temple Grandin, Norm Ledgin, Marsha M. Ledgin
Many famous thinkers fell into the Asperger category of self-representation and
object-relations.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885477856/top100
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Laterality biases to chimeric faces in Asperger syndrome
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15909405

Clinical evaluation of subjective and objective changes in motor...
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Methylphenidate Unintentional Ingestion in Preschool Children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15905796

Can a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome be made in very young children...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15909403

Repetitive behavior profiles in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15909401

Divided attention in younger and older adults
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15910135

Changes of cerebral blood flow in major depression...
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Abnormal subjective experiences of schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15913786

Childhood traumatic grief
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15901225

Underwriting considerations for dissociative disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15912905

Directed forgetting in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15907941

The current challenges of the treatment of depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15918084

Neural substrates of faulty decision-making in abstinent marijuana...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15907305

Neurocognitive deficits in cocaine users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15903150

Childhood sexual abuse patterns, psychosocial correlates, and...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15914404

Predictors of attrition from day treatment of adolescents with...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15893106

Pathways into ecstasy use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15913921

Genomewide linkage scan for cocaine dependence and related traits
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15909294
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