~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 13th, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~

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PTSD, Major Depression, Substance Abuse, and Somatization After a Natural
Disaster.

Flood research found no evidence of alcohol abuse or somatization complaints
developing in response to the disasters.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15583503
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B O O K N E W S_________________________________________

Anxiety Disorders in Adults: A Clinical Guide
by Vladan Starcevic

Each adult anxiety disorder is reviewed in a separate chapter.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195156064/top100
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T H I S W E E K 'S
T O P A R T I C L E S______________________________________

PTSD, Major Depression, Substance Abuse, and Somatization After a Natural
Disaster.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15583503

Is the biological nature of depressive symptoms in borderline patients
idiosyncratic?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15572186

Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder Patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15569893

Spanish-language measures of mania and depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15584797

Irritability and impulsivity with suicidal ideation among 15- to 20-year-old
males.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15585458

Obsessive-compulsive patients with hoarding symptoms.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15572181

Smaller hippocampal volume in patients with recent-onset PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15576059

Hippocampal volume in adult burn patients with and without PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15569889

Psychometric evaluation of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15572188

Smoking-related correlates of depressive symptoms in low-income pregnant women.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15569585

Quality of care for primary care patients with anxiety disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15569894

Traumatic events and PTSD in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15582828

Thematic similarity and clinical outcome in OCD group treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15580573

Binge eating and psychological distress
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15567109

Depression and Comorbid Illness in Elderly Primary Care Patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15576541

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