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Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of OCD

No difference was seen between rTMS and sham TMS using the Yale-Brown
Obsessive-Compulsive Scale or the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12917964
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Neurological Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
by Mark D'Esposito

Reviews classic neurobehavioral syndromes from neurological and cognitive
scientific perspectives.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262042096/top100
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A randomized controlled trial of the effect of psychotherapy on anxiety and
depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12917854

Connections among symptoms of OCD and PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12914805

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12917964

A comparison of schizophrenic patients with or without coexisting substance use
disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12918597

A comparison of active drugs for the treatment of dysthymia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12918001

Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of trazodone in alcohol
post-withdrawal syndrome
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12920414

PTSD and psychosocial functioning within two samples of MVA survivors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12914811

Psychological sequelae
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12919461

Basal-corticofrontal circuits in schizophrenia and OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12915288

Depressive symptoms in intellectual disability
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12919192

Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12917952

Is thought-action fusion specific to OCD?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12914808

Predicting suicidal risk in schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients in a
prospective two-year trial.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12915289

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Mood disorders resources, http://www.eegspectrum.com/depression/
More news, http://start.eegspectrum.com/alert.htm

Neurofeedback Training Courses for Professionals
Greenwich CT Sep 11-4; LA Oct 23-6 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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