~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of Oct 30th, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Cell density in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence

Alcoholic dependent individuals show lower density of neurons and glial cells in
Brodmann area 47.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17067348
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Dealing with Depression: A Commonsense Guide to Mood Disorders
by Gordon Parker
Traditional and alternative approaches for treating depression are reviewed.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1741142148/eegspectrum
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Characteristics of early psychosis.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17067866

Early initiation of cannabis use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17046508

Effect of attentional state on frequency discrimination
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17077215

Adults with Autism Show Increased Sensitivity to Outcomes at...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17080271

Reduced white matter connectivity in the corpus callosum of children...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17073980

Atypical Lexical/Semantic Processing in High-Functioning Autism...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17080275

Visual form-processing deficits in autism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17076065

Prevalence, clinical correlates, and longitudinal course of severe...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17056393

Sex differences in trauma and PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17073529

Parietal lobe volume deficits in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17064881

Social anxiety disorder in 300 patients hospitalized for alcoholism...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17067869

Defining and validating bipolar disorder in the preschool period.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17064425

Familiality of OCD in nonclinical and clinical subjects.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17074951

Comparison of two widely used PTSD-screening instruments
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17075907

Effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol on activity, anxiety,...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17049371

Vagus nerve stimulation acutely alters food craving in adults...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17081655

Reduced glial and neuronal packing density in the orbitofrontal...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17067348

Correlates of driving under the influence of cannabis.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17049755

Comparison of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drug usage among school...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17055190

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Addiction...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17037345

The Legal Status of Medical Marijuana (December).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17062830

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to Parents of Children...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17066330
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