~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of June 30th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Mixed lateral preference and parental left-handedness: risk for PTSD?

118 right-handed male combat veterans were evaluated on PTSD. Right-handed
participants with mixed lateral preference and those with a left-handed parent
were more likely to have PTSD.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12819553
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents
    by Mitzi Waltz

Layperson guide for parents of children with bipolar disorders, explaining
diagnosis and common misdiagnoses, medications and responses, therapeutic
interventions, and alternative therapies.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565926560/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______________________________________

Metabolic Differences in Frontal Brain of Depressive Patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12821853

Depression Anxiety Stress Scales
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12828802

Mixed lateral preference and parental left-handedness
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12819553

The epidemiology of major depressive episodes
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12830306

Pathophysiologic characteristics of the activity-stress paradigm in animal
models
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12828196

Child and adolescent depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12830309

Prenatal stress and cognitive development and temperament in infants.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12829109

Time does not heal all wounds
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12816343

OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12827141

Convergent and divergent effects of odors and emotions in depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12820862

258 Bipolar Outpatients Followed for 1 Year
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12823083

Cortical coordination dynamics and the disorganization syndrome in
schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12827142

ECT of Major Depressed Patients in Relation to Biological and Clinical Variables
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12827140
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of June 23rd, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Individual differences on neural circuitry underlying sadness.

Individual differences may be responsible for inconsistent research findings in
affective neuroscience.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12814585
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders
    by Jay D. Amsterdam, Mady Hornig, Andrew A. Nierenberg

The clinical problem of treatment-resistant mood disorders, followed by
discussion of the biological basis, including psychoneuroendocrine aspects, role
of estrogen for women, sleep abnormalities, brain imaging, and immunologic
factors.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521593417/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______________________________________

Individual differences on the neural circuitry underlying sadness.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12814585

Affective disorders in neurological diseases
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12807376

Child and adolescent survivors of suicide.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12809146

Educational interventions to improve management of depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12813120

OCD and schizophrenia in MR volumetric abnormalities of hippocampus-amygdala
complex.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12810792

Multiple sclerosis and depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12814176

PTSD in victims 32 months after bomb attack.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12814850

Overactive action monitoring in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12807408

Stress in police officers
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12815123

Cerebral blood flow and anxiety in older men
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12812806
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of June 16th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Selectively reduced regional cortical volumes in PTSD

PTSD exhibits decreased pregenual anterior cingulate cortex and subcallosal
cortex volumes.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12802174
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Transcending Trauma
    by Ruth Morris, Ruth Bradley

A personal response to trauma.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1550823132/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

______________________
T H I S  W E E K 'S
T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Selectively reduced regional cortical volumes in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12802174

Neurocognitive effects of rTMS? in severe major depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804681

Buddhism, behavior change, and OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12794958

Antidepressants for generalized anxiety disorder (Cochrane Review).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804478

Increased amygdala
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804127

Depression and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients with OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12798258

PTSD following assault
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12795567

PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12803734

Academic performance, popularity, and depression predict teen substance use.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12803452

Attitudes toward OCDs An experimental investigation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12799784

Free radicals in patients with PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12799747

Folate for depressive disorders (Cochrane Review).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804463

Comorbid depression in war veterans with and without PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12798257

Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women Screened in Obstetrics Settings.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804344

Internet Activities and Depressive Symptoms in College Freshmen.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12804025
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of June 9th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Cerebral blood flow in OCD

Severity of OCD correlated positively with rCBF in the right thalamus.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12787854
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Working With Groups to Overcome Panic, Anxiety, and Phobias
    by Carol Goldman, Shirley Babior

Written for therapists: state-of- the-art treatment strategies and
action-oriented client activities for a variety of anxiety disorders.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570251177/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______________________________________

Using EMDR to treat PTSD in a prison setting.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12784790

Switch to mania upon discontinuation of antidepressants in mood disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12776393

Neuropsychological performance and regional cerebral blood flow in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12787854

Researching the pathophysiology of pediatric bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12788246

Relation between depression and anxiety
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12788112

Awareness of illness in patients with bipolar I disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12780476

Predictors of response to treatment in children with mood disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12778842

Current and potential pharmacological treatments for OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12783603

Child behavior checklist in pediatric bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12788247

Risk and resiliency factors in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12780941

Anxiety sensitivity profile
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12792127

A brief behavioural treatment of chronic PTSD in earthquake survivors
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12785466

Cyclothymic OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12781344

Depression with late onset is associated with right frontal lobe atrophy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12785469

Relationship between depression and intractability of seizures.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12791332

Genetics of pediatric-onset bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12788242
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of June 1st, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Frontal brain hypoactivity in anxiety with panic disorder.

Patients with panic disorder have greater decrease in activation of a left
frontal avoidance-withdrawal system in situations with a negative valence.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12759561
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Psychiatric Management in Neurological Disease
    by Edward C. Lauterbach

Psychiatric management of neurological conditions.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0880487860/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______________________________________

Frontal brain hypoactivity as a biological substrate of anxiety in patients with
panic disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12759561

Animal models of depression: are there any?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12766928

The weaker sex? Gender and post-traumatic stress disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12768647

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12775299

How does premenstrual dysphoric disorder relate to depression and anxiety
disorders?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12768646

Suicide Attempts in 648 Patients With Bipolar Disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12755652

Patient Distress Scale questionnaire: factor structure and internal consistency.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12775267

Parental depression, child mental health problems, and health care utilization.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12773837

Mental health services received by depressed persons
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12773604

Early age at onset as a risk factor for poor outcome of bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12765852

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in childhood and adolescence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12766314

Mechanism of Action of St John's Wort in Depression : What is Known?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12775192

Motor and Vocal Tics With OCD Symptoms in Behcet's Syndrome.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12766698

Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742869

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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of May 19th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Amygdala response to novel & newly familiar faces

The right amygdala is activated more to novel than familiar faces, suggesting
that one function of the amygdala is to detect and process unfamiliar events
with potential biological import.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742672
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Mouthful of Air
    by Amy Koppelman

An effective novel about depression and suicide.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931561303/top100
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Self-awareness and action.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12744977

Amygdalar response to novel versus newly familiar neutral faces
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742672

Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742675

Telephone disease management program for depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12748029

Neuroendocrine correlates of antisocial personality disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12745412

OCD-related subgroups based on comorbidity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742679

Suicidal ideation and behavior in children's homes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12745776

Randomized trial of trauma-focused group therapy for PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12742869

OCD in the British nationwide survey of child mental health.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12745330
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of May 12th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Rightward cerebral asymmetry in subtypes of schizophrenia

Rightward asymmetry correlates with severity of negative symptoms (withdrawal,
apathy) and suggests a distinct pattern of left hemisphere abnormality in a
subgroup of schizophrenics.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738344
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Transcending Trauma
    by Ruth Morris, Ruth Bradley

Advice in responding to traumatic events
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1550823132/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

______________________
T H I S  W E E K 'S
T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Sleep and PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12729678

Rightward cerebral asymmetry in subtypes of schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738344

Sex differences in brain maturation in pediatric PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12732227

Psychological theories of PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12729677

Perseveration and over-switching in schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12729883

Suicidal depressed vs. non-suicidal depressed adolescents
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738041

Anxiety and impulsivity: subtypes in adolescents with at-risk behavior.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738040

Cognitive, interpersonal, and behavioral predictors of depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738043

Predicting psychological distress in sex offender therapists.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12731149

Risk of major depression for suicidal ideation in community sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738045

Challenges in Treating PTSD and Attachment Trauma.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12734032

Psychosocial and vascular risk factors of depression in later life.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738042

Different paths to death row
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12733617

Relevance of the catatonic syndrome to the mixed manic episode.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738047

Review of manic and depressive prodromes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12738039

Cognitive behaviour therapy for PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12729682

PTSD following medical illness and treatment.
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of May 5th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Toward an understanding of bipolar disorder and its origin.

The role of genetic influences in bipolar disease is supported by family studies
and high concordance rates among monozygotic twins. Substance abuse, common in
bipolar disorder, interferes with diagnosis and can worsen the course of the
disease.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12720474
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The Emotional Revolution: Transform Your Life Using the New Science of Feeling
    by Norman E. Rosenthal

Affective neuroscience and its impact on psychology, psychiatry, and everyday
life.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806524472/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Brain Imaging Studies in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12724172

Toward an understanding of bipolar disorder and its origin.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12720474

Anxiety disorders in 318 bipolar patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12716276

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727683

Neuroimaging Studies of Amygdala Function in Anxiety Disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12724173

Gender differences in bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727691

Deficits in Hippocampal Structure in Women With Childhood Sexual Abuse and PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727697

Psychological mechanisms in acute response to trauma.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12725970

Amygdaloid Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Subjective Fear
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12724169

Developmental antecedents of anxiety sensitivity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727121

Cognitive behavior therapy for depression? Choose horses for courses.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727682

Toward early pharmacological posttraumatic stress intervention.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12725976

Early predictors of PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12725971

Further investigation of the obsessive-compulsive inventory
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727124

Similarities between emotional numbing in PTSD and alexithymia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12727127

Dissociative symptoms in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12725010
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of April 28th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Is treatment-resistant depression a unique subtype of depression?

Treatment-resistant depression may be a specific subtype of depression based on
clinical characteristics and course, neurobiological profile, and environment in
which it develops.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12706950
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Dual Diagnosis: Mood Disorders and Developmental Disabilities
    by KM Olson, JA Hellings, PA Black, JM O'Toole

Recent research of treating mood disturbances in developmental delay
populations.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557666482/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______________________________________

Is treatment-resistant depression a unique subtype of depression?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12706950

Social stress and women's risk for recurrent depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12715260

Internal versus external attention in social anxiety
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711264

Evolved mechanisms in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12706512

Self-esteem and psychiatric disorders in adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711400

Symposium
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12715258

The interplay of stress, gender and cognitive style in depressive onset.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12715259

Gender, anxiety-depressivity and self-image among adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711399

PTSD in the workplace
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12708101

Psychopathology and quality of life
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12709668

Anxiety disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12712667

Parenting behaviors in parents with anxiety disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711263

Alternative Criteria for PTSD in Preschool Children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12707560

Body-mass index and depressive symptoms in patients with major depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711405

Thought control strategies in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12711262
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of April 21st, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Emotion and its disorders.

Reviews application of neuroimaging techniques to understanding neural
mechanisms of emotional experience.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12697615
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Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair
    by Miriam Greenspan

Psychotherapist Greenspan argues that grief, fear and despair are not
pathologies to be medicated away but emotions that help us grow psychologically
and spiritually.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570628777/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______________________________________

Emotion and its disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12697615

The neuropsychology of depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12691500

The tripartite model of anxiety and depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12700017

Neuropsychological impairment in major depressive disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12701666

Valproic acid for the treatment of social anxiety disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12702897

MDMA (Ecstasy) in treatment of PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12691208

Increased early life stress and depressive symptoms
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12693429

Neuroticism, response style and information processing on depression severity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12701667

Assessment of treatment response in mania
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12680896

Classification of schizophrenia and manic depressive illness
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12692779

Index manic episode in juvenile-onset bipolar disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12635565

Pharmacology of human experimental anxiety.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12700819

Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12699027

Social change, globalization and transcultural psychiatry
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12701208

PTSD and Occupational Disability in South African Security Force Members.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12695734

Mind/body intervention to reduce psychological distress
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12701653
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of April 14th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Acute mania is accompanied by elevated levels within the left dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex.

The prefrontal cortical glutamatergic system (left side) is involved in the
pathophysiology of acute mania.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12684737
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The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician Guides and Patient Manuals
    by Gavin Andrews and others

Reviews new developments in research and treatment of anxiety disorders and
provides up-to-date treatment materials.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521788773/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______________________________________

Acute mania & left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12684737

Genetic animal models of anxiety.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12687420

Treating acute mania.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12676078

Kleptomania in Impulse Control Disorders, OCD, and Bipolar Spectrum Disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12686000

Emotional processing in personality disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685998

Dopaminergic deficit and the role of amisulpride in the treatment of mood
disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685917

Developmental abnormalities of the hippocampus in First-Episode schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12679232

Depressive personality disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685997

Psychometric properties of MIPQ for learning disabilities.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12675981

Comorbidity of depression and anxiety in the elderly.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12686004

Overview of post-traumatic stress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685460

Screening for PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12674729

Biologic Findings of PTSD and Child Maltreatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685990

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12685994

Differential occurrence of comorbidity within childhood anxiety disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12679288
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of April 7th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Cingulate lesions on social behaviour & emotion.

Cingulate lesions are associated with decreases in social interactions, time
spent in proximity with others, & vocalizations but increased manipulation of
inanimate objects, all consistent with a cingulate role in social behavior &
emotion.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12667528
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Depression Fallout: Impact of Depression on Couples
    by Anne Sheffield

What happens to love when a partner is depressed? Advice for couples suffering
from a depressed partner.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060009349/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______________________________________

The effect of cingulate lesions on social behaviour & emotion.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12667528

Diagnostic Overlap Between Acute Stress Disorder & PTSD in Victims of Violent
Crime.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12668370

Trichotillomania (hair pulling) in toddlers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12674287

Obesity & psychiatric disorder: developmental trajectories.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12671123

Psychosocial assessment & management of depression & anxiety in pregnancy
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12666348

Psychometric properties of Glasgow Depression Scale for Learning Disability
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12668412

Factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12674257

Darier's disease associated with bipolar affective disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12670038

Receipt of psychological or emotional counseling by suicidal teens.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12671157

Paroxetine for treatment of depression & anxiety disorders in elderly
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12672169

Modafinil affects mood, but not cognitive function, in healthy volunteers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12672167

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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of March 31st, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Deep brain stimulation for OCD

Two patients experienced sustained improvement of OCD symptoms with deep brain
stimulation, with no harmful side-effects at 2y+ follow-ups
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662250
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong
    by Tim Cantopher

Another take on this ubiquitous modern illness.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0859698963/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______________________________________

Deep brain stimulation for OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662250

Brain glucose metabolic changes associated with  improvements in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662252

Affection as a risk factor for anxiety and depression symptoms
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12664227

Gender differences in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12656964

Traumatic Life Events and PTSD Among Women
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12663840

Patterns of changes in temperament and character inventory scales in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662253

Children of parents with OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662254

Anterior cingulotomy for OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662251

Treatment seeking for OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12658626

Somatic symptoms as preclinical markers of late-onset depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12664308

Quality of life in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12655903

Personality traits, depression and migraine in women
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12662185

Obesity and depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12664085

Clonidine in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12656438
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of March 24th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Neural correlates of anxiety associated with OCD

Washing-relevant anxiety activated dorsal and ventral prefrontal cortex;
checking-relevant anxiety activated only dorsal regions; and hoarding-relevant
anxiety activated only ventral regions (and the left amygdala).
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12644353
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The Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinician Guides and Patient Manuals
    by Gavin Andrews and others

Reviews new developments in research and treatment of anxiety disorders, written
by clinicians.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521788773/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

______________________
T H I S  W E E K 'S
T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Neural correlates of anxiety associated with OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12644353

Perceived criticism predicts severity of anxiety symptoms
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652634

Comparing anxiety disorders in bipolar disorder and unipolar depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12650739

Cerebral function in PTSD during verbal working memory updating: PET
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12644352

Use of Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652635

Development of the Yale Children's Global Stress Index (YCGSI)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12649632

Schizophrenia patients and Stroop Color Word Test
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12645677

Low-dose risperidone as adjunctive therapy for irritable aggression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12640221

Irrational beliefs in remitted depressives.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12652636

Anxiety and substance use comorbidity in schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12648739

Maudsley bipolar disorder project
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12648890

Depression and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Youths.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12649635

Cognitive behaviour therapy of acute stress disorder: follow-up.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12643970

Reality monitoring and metacognitive beliefs in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12643963

Differential response to trauma in animal model of PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12644351

Remission as the goal in major depression treatment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12647606

Behavioral avoidance test for childhood OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12647571
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of March 17th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Can long-term treatment with antidepressant drugs worsen the course of
depression?

For some patients, antidepressants may possibly produce unfavorable long-term
outcomes, paradoxical (depression-inducing) effects, accelerate cycles in
bipolar disorder, and produce tolerance.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12633120
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Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self
    by Allan N. Schore

The latest work from a pioneer in the study of the development of the self and
affect regulation.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393704076/top100
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Can long-term treatment with antidepressant drugs worsen course of depression?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12633120

Narcolepsy: bipolar disorder vs schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12612497

Physiologic responses to sudden, loud tones in MZ twins discordant for PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12622661

New hope in the treatment of painful symptoms in depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12625027

New approaches to managing difficult-to-treat depressions.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12625798

Somatization, anxiety and depression in residential community.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12623741

Substance abuse in persons with schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12635559

Pharmacology for PTSD related to childhood sexual abuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12629952

Intolerance of uncertainty in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12614665

Olfaction as a traumatic reminder in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12633130

New drug development for PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12625026
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of March 10th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

_________________
T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Too much thinking about thinking?: metacognitive differences in OCD

Scores on the cognitive self-consciousness scale, a tendency to be aware of and
monitor thinking, differentiated OCD patients from an anxious comparison group
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12614661
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Comparative Treatments of Anxiety Disorders
    by Robert A. Ditomasso, Elizabeth A. Gosch

Compares various treatment models for anxiety disorders.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826148328/top100
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Too much thinking about thinking?: metacognitive differences in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12614661

Working memory and prefrontal cortex dysfunction: specificity to schizophrenia
compared with major depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12614990

Intolerance of uncertainty in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12614665

Comorbid PTSD and major depression with greater risk for suicidal behavior.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12611845

Anorexia nervosa and obsessive compulsive disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12613114

Delusions and hallucinations of anxiety disorders in schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12621594

Narcolepsy: etiology in some cases of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12612497

Group behavioral therapy for adolescents with OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12621595

In search of social phobia subtypes
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12621598
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of March 3rd, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Attenuated Left Prefrontal Activation during a Verbal Fluency Task in Patients
with Depression.

Impaired performance during verbal fluency task in depressed patients is
associated with abnormal neural responses within left prefrontal and anterior
cingulate cortex.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606841
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Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Nervous System
    by Kerry R. Mills

Comprehensive review of TMS and its clinical applications and potential research
developments in the future.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0192629867/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______________________________________

Cognitive processes involved in childhood OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12600400

Attenuated Left Prefrontal Activation during Verbal Fluency in Depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606841

Ego depletion and self-regulation failure
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12605077

Neuropsychological findings in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12607144

Mood in Epilepsy Patients Treated with Vagus Nerve Stimulation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12609137

Sleep complaints are not corroborated by sleep measures in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12603785

Emotional experiencing in women with PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12602654

PTSD and treatment seeking in national sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12602647

Prevention of depressive symptoms through use of distance technologies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12610251

Lifetime comorbidity of antisocial personality disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12606017

Emotional Maladjustment Is Worse in Men Than Women with Nonepileptic Seizures.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12609391

Factor analysis of treatment response in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12602655
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of February 24th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Neural correlates of clinical symptoms in OCD

Behavioral and PET data show increased activity in right orbitofrontal cortex
and decreased activity at left parieto-occipital in OCD. Metabolism in right
hippocampus and parietal regions correlates with severity of symptoms.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12589881
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Health Journeys for People With Depression (Audio)
    by Belleruth Naparstek

Affirmations and guided imagery CD for overcoming depression.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570428131/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______________________________________

Neural correlates of clinical symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions in OCD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12589881

State Markers of Depression in Sleep EEG
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12589388

Autobiographical Memory in Major Depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12590191

Structural neuroimaging in late-life depression: review.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12587189

Neuromotoric deviation in 6-year-olds at heightened risk for schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12591585

Sleep in PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12585568

Coffee increases state anxiety in males
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12590408

Antidepressants and Driver Impairment
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12590619

Screening for bipolar disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12590624

Antidepressant drug discovery in postgenomic era.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12587145

Comorbidity as a predictor of symptom change after combat-related PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12586962

Antidepressants: new agents and indications.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12588077
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of February 17th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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LORETA findings in depression and effects of antidepressant drugs.

ERP-tomography identified changes in brain areas predominantly involved in
depression and in antidepressant action.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12575474
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Effective Treatments for PTSD
    by Edna Foa, Terence Keane, Matthew Friedman

Efficacy of established and emerging approaches for treating adults and children
are evaluated.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572305843/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______________________________________

P300 LORETA findings in depression and effects of antidepressant drugs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12575474

Executive-cognitive functioning in antisocial personality disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573679

Childhood adversities associated with major depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12577276

Selective, sustained, and shift in attention in schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12578247

Affective disorder and 'psychopathy' in male delinquents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12580827

Temperament in adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12564625

Helpless attributions and depression in adolescents
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12581725

Testosterone deficiency and mood in aging men
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12582972

Psychometric characteristics of Hamilton depression inventory.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12584065

Hyperarousal and Emotional Numbing in Youth With Traumatic Stress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573941

Clinical presentations in combat veterans diagnosed with PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12579553
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of February 10th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Patterns of Processing Bias for Emotional Information Across Clinical Disorders

Anxious patients exhibit a greater selective attentional bias for threat
relative to depressogenic material.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573928
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Depression
    by Judith Peacock

A Perspectives on Mental Health book on depression.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0736804358/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______________________________________

Processing Bias for Emotional Information Across Clinical Disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573928

Before and after rTMS in major depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573303

Temperament in adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12564625

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12571764

Hyperarousal and Emotional Numbing in Youth With a History of Traumatic Stress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573941

Assessment of mood in adults who have severe or profound mental retardation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12573671

Evaluating and treating anxiety disorders in medical settings.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12571395

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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of February 3rd, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Neuropsychology of obsessive-compulsive disorder

An interaction between organizational strategy deficits and the effort to recall
unstructured information contributes to doubting, an important feature of OCD.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12559996
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The Limbic Brain
    by Andrew Lautin

Neuroanatomy of the limbic brain; includes a history of medicine.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306460866/top100
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Recall of emotional states in PTSD: fMRI investigation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12559652

Anxiety associated with comorbid depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562115

Depressed mood on measures of attention.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12556579

Epidemiology of anxiety disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562112

Pharmacotherapy of generalized anxiety disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562113

Stress and psychopathology in children and adolescents: specificity?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12553415

Implications of childhood sexual abuse for adult BPD and PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562587

Sentence completion test in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12559486

Changes in regional CBF with venlafaxine in major depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562589

Predictors of PTSD and symptoms in adults: a meta-analysis.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12555794

PTSD and the experience of pain
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12553128

Management of panic disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562114

Flashbacks and PTSD: genesis of a 20th-century diagnosis.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12562745
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of January 27th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Personality disorders in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders.

Personality disorders are frequent in affective disorders (51% unipolar, 38%
bipolar) with subtle differences between unipolar and bipolar patients
concerning such comorbid disorders.
    More info:
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Get Off the Menopause Roller Coaster: Natural Solutions for Mood Swings,
Fatigue...
    by Shari Lieberman
Natural remedies to help women regain control during a potentially troubling
transition.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1583330003/top100
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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Personality disorders in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12524633

Comorbidity of OCD and depression: prevalence, symptom severity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12523869

OCD and depressive symptoms in youth with Tourette syndrome
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12541004

Specialty health care, treatment patterns, and quality: care for depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12546287

Depression and insomnia: cause and effect.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12531168

Spontaneous decay of compulsive urges: covert compulsions.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12547375

Smaller orbital frontal cortex and functional disability in depressed elders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12547470

Chronic neurotic and depressive disorders as PTSD reactions
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12533956

Major Depression and Conduct Disorder in a Twin Sample
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12544183
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of January 20th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Recent developments in the psychobiology and pharmacotherapy of depression

No single neurotransmitter or system appears to be responsible for the
dysregulation found in major depressive disorder. More sophisticated
theory-driven typologies of MDD will have to be developed.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12517255
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Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents
    by Mitzi Waltz

Layperson guide for parents of children with bipolar disorders, explaining
diagnosis and common misdiagnoses, medications and responses, therapeutic
interventions, and alternative therapies.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565926560/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Psychobiology and pharmacotherapy of depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12517255

Socioeconomic inequalities in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12522017

PTSD and CFS-like Illness among Gulf War Veterans
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12522021

Actual neurosis and psychosomatic medicine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12521536

Psychological distress following urban earthquakes in California.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12500731

PTSD after heart transplant
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12520891

Musical obsessions who successfully responded to clomipramine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12519454

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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of January 7th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Tobacco smoking and depression in adolescence

Current smokers have the highest odds for depression, followed by former
smokers, then nonsmokers. Females have higher odds of depression compared to
males.
    More info:
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Clinical Neuropsychology
    by Kenneth Heilman, Edward Valenstein

A definitive text on all major neurobehavioral disorders of adults, including
aphasia, alexia, agraphia, agnosia, apraxia, amnesic disorders, dementia, and
others. A required reference.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195133676/top100
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P  A R T I C L E S______________________________________

Tobacco smoking and depression in adolescence
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12511055

Subthreshold bipolarity: epidemiology and proposed criteria
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12507746

Hopelessness, neurocognitive function, and insight in schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12505140

Theory of mind and role of IQ in chronic disorganized schizophrenia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12505138

Magnesium and affective disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12509067

Using chronic pain to predict depressive morbidity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12511171

Depressive symptoms among amphetamine and cocaine users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12503906

Predictive genetic testing: mediators and moderators of anxiety.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12508668

Dexamphetamine to patients with schizophrenia and amphetamine dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12503839

Bipolar II: expressions of soft bipolarity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12507737

Long term longitudinal episode course of bipolar I and II
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12507734

Crossed hand-eye dominance in male psychiatric patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12509166

Disability compensation seeking among veterans evaluated for PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12509672

PTSD three years after siege of Sarajevo.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12508330

PTSD symptoms in Croatian children exposed to war
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12508328
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 30th, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Mental health literacy of those with major depression and suicidal ideation

Despite increased professional contact by those with major depression and
suicidal ideation, there were few differences in their mental health literacy
compared to a community non-clinical sample.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501964
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Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Annals of NY Academy of Sci)
    by Rachel Yehuda, Alexander C. McFarlane

Recent research on how trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder affect both mind
and body.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0801864356/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______________________________________

OCS symptoms in affected sibling pairs diagnosed with Tourette's
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12497616

Screening for PTSD and subthreshold PTSD in psychiatric outpatients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501572

Habituation to verbal stimuli as function of anxiety levels.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501939

Hyperhidrosis in social anxiety disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12502021

Predictive validity of an Implicit Association Test for assessing anxiety.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12500823

Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: short version.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501574

Racial differences in psychotic symptoms among combat veterans with PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12497647

Does writing about suicidal thoughts and feelings reduce them?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501967

Comorbidity of Tourette's syndrome and schizophrenia
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12502010

Emotional distress and prenatal attachment in pregnancy after perinatal loss.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12501737
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 23rd, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Can we distinguish anxiety from depression?

New theories hypothesize a continuum of illness, with anxiety and depression
possibly being different phenotypic expressions of a common neurobiological
origin, possibly a dysregulation of serotonergic and noradrenergic systems.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490832
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders
    by Jay D. Amsterdam, Mady Hornig, Andrew A. Nierenberg

The clinical problem of treatment-resistant mood disorders, followed by
discussion of the biological basis, including psychoneuroendocrine aspects, role
of estrogen for women, sleep abnormalities, brain imaging, and immunologic
factors.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521593417/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______________________________________

Can we distinguish anxiety from depression?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490832

Treatment of depression with comorbid anxiety disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490770

How to suppress obsessive thoughts.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12488122

Algorithms in clinical psychiatry: a stepped approach toward the path to
recovery.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490830

Pharmacological intervention on quality of life in OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490772

Validation of the PTSD checklist in an HMO sample of women.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490338

Cognitive predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in children
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12488116

Depression in the elderly.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490827

Antipsychotic augmentation for treatment resistant OCD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490771

Adjunctive risperidone treatment in PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12490768

Posttraumatic stress disorder in the emergency room: cognitive model.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12488119
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 16th, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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Depressed mood: changes during a five-year follow-up in 75-year-old men and
women

The most clear predictors for depressed mood in a 5-year follow-up study were
chronic diseases, feelings of loneliness, and self-rated health.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12475130
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Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles and Techniques
    by Richard B. Buxton

Basic principles of fMRI as well as underlying physics and physiology, newer
techniques, and how this technique compares to other imaging techniques.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521581133/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______________________________________

Cognitive processing, memory, and the development of PTSD symptoms
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12472172

Gender, ethnicity, and physician-patient communication about depression and
anxiety
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12477609

Depressed mood: changes during a five-year follow-up in 75-year-olds
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12475130

Formulary restrictions on the cost-effectiveness of antidepressant treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12476662

Posttrauma symptoms in children from domestic violence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12477098

Citalopram for the treatment of adolescent anxiety disorders: a pilot study.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12473968

Volunteering and depression: Role of psychological and social resources
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12473312

Bupropion-SR on REM sleep: antidepressant response?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12474115
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 9th, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Functional anatomical correlates of antidepressant drug treatment

Chronic antidepressant drug treatment reduces metabolism in the amygdala and
anterior cingulate.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12468016
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Understanding Depression: Feminist Social Constructionist Approaches
    by Janet M. Stoppard

Stoppard argues that current approaches provide only partial accounts of women's
experiences of depression.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415165636/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______________________________________

Functional anatomical correlates of antidepressant drug treatment assessed using
PET measures of regional glucose metabolism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12468016

Emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction and SSRIs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12466040

Superstitiousness and perceived anxiety control as predictors of psychological
distress.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12464293

Stability of retrospective reports in depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12467255

Increased probability of remaining in remission from panic disorder
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12466636

Skating to where the puck is going to be: a plan for clinical trials and
translation research in mood disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12361672

Social anxiety spectrum.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12462859

Obsessive-compulsive spectrums.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12462861

Social roles, context and evolution in the origins of depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12467252

Rationale for a posttraumatic stress spectrum disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12462860
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of December 2nd, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Personality disorders and PTSD in motor vehicle accident survivors.

Presence of a preexisting personality disorder increases the risk of chronic
PTSD and impedes remission.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12436017
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B O O K   N E W S_________________________________________

Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care
    by Donald Moss, Angele McGrady, Terence Davies, Nelson Phillips
Summarizes current mind-body practice and provides an overview of the basic
techniques, including biofeedback, neurofeedback, relaxation therapies,
hypnotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, acupuncture, and spiritual
therapies.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761923233/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______________________________________

Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation
in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex posttraumatic stress
disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12455016

Connecting national survey data with DSM-IV criteria.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12457581

Excess mortality in depression: a meta-analysis of community studies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450639

Personality disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle
accident survivors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12436017

Use of holding, restraints, seclusion and time-out in child and adolescent
psychiatric in-patient treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12444425

Depression and Dysphoria in Adult and Adolescent Patients With Tourette's
Disorder Treated With Risperidone.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12444819

Chance findings and chance replication in a study of recurrent depression?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12457398

Somatoform Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression in the Context of Traumatic Life
Experiences by Comparing Participants with and without Psychiatric Diagnoses.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12457022

Performance on visuospatial copying tasks in individuals with chronic
posttraumatic stress disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450636

Impact of Ongoing Primary Care Intervention on Long Term Outcomes In Uninsured
and Insured Patients With Depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12458303

The clinical nature and formal diagnosis of premenstrual, postpartum, and
perimenopausal affective disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12441021

The Impact of Treatment-Resistant Depression on Health Care Utilization and
Costs.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12444808

Women's Treatment Utilization and Its Relationship to Childhood Sexual Abuse
History and Lifetime PTSD.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12444358

Economic costs of post-natal depression in a high-risk British cohort.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12456521
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~~~~~~ MOOD ALERT ~ Week of November 25th, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P   S T O R Y________________________________________

Gender differences in long-term PTSD outcomes after major trauma

High rates of PTSD persist in the long-term aftermath of major trauma. Women in
particular are at higher risk of prolonged PTSD onset and generally exhibit
poorer quality of well being than men after such trauma.
    More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12435938
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Clinical Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents
    by Mohammad Shafii, Sharon Lee Shafii
Review of recent research including sleep medicine, endocrinology, and
biochemistry.
    More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0880483563/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______________________________________

Are there gender differences in DSM-IV personality disorders?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12439828

Is there a familial overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450641

Does "subthreshold" posttraumatic stress disorder have any clinical
relevance?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12439826

Does religious psychotherapy improve anxiety and depression in religious adults?
A review of randomized controlled studies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12448875

Divided and selective attention in panic disorder A comparative study of
patients with panic disorder, major depression and healthy controls.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12451461

Gender differences in long-term posttraumatic stress disorder outcomes after
major trauma: women are at higher risk of adverse outcomes than men.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12435938

Expressed emotion in relatives of first-episode and chronic patients with
schizophrenia and major depressive disorder-a comparison.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450633

Gender differences in depression Epidemiological findings from the European
DEPRES I and II studies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12451460

Untangling the psychiatric comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder in a
sample of flood survivors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12439837

Clinical and demographic features of mood disorder subtypes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450629

Seeing the unexpected: how sex differences in stress responses may provide a new
perspective on the manifestation of psychiatric disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12441024

Excess mortality in depression: a meta-analysis of community studies.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450639

Cognitive-behavioural theories of helplessness/hopelessness: Valid models of
depression?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12451467

Stigma, racism or choice. Why do depressed ethnic elders avoid psychiatrists?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450643

Short-Term Diagnostic Stability of Schizotypal, Borderline, Avoidant, and
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12450953

The Role of Mastery and Social Resources in the Associations Between Disability
and Depression in Later Life.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12451162

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Women: Current Concepts and Treatments.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=12441028


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