Mental Health Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 3rd, 2004
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Alcoholism - Researchers specify alcohol-related brain-damage among heavy social drinkers
Anxiety - Mental health symptoms common at Pentagon after 9/11
Autism - Brain areas identified that "decode" emotions of others
Brain Tumors - Cognitive function can decline in patients with brain tumors
Psychology - Chronic hepatitis C patients with type I personalities have more problems
Alcoholism - Alcohol diagnoses being missed in hospital patients
Alzheimer Disease Vaccine - Current concepts and future prospects for Alzheimer disease vaccines
Assisted Reproduction - Parents' feelings and official practices governing stored embryos vary
Behavioral Health - ValueOptions behavioral health service center earns NCQA accreditation
Brain Injury - Concussion causes emotional disturbances
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - "Use it or lose it" warning rings true when it comes to exercise
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Short course of Tibetan yoga improves sleep in cancer patients
Dementia - Damage to brain vessels increases the chance of dementia and depression
Depression - Approval granted to market a generic version of mirtazapine in Spain
Drug Abuse - ORALscreen declared suitable for drug enforcement in Japan
Eating Disorders - Binge eating disorder distinct from non-purging bulimia
Eating Disorders - Current diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa may be too strict
Exercise - Aerobic exercise improves psychological well-being in Hispanic children
Gender Medicine - Violence against women is a significant health issue
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antiretroviral therapy does not prevent contingent negative variation
HIV/AIDS Therapy - In utero AZT exposure has little or no impact on neurodevelopment
Health Care Practice - Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers
Mental Health - Adolescent boys and girls show different predispositions for eating disorders
Mental Health - Judges say patients' unnecessary institutionalization in Pennsylvania is an injustice
Mental Health - Nebraska Governor signs mental-health reform plan into law
Mental Health - New Hampshire House to consider preferred drug list for treating mental illness
Mental Health - Ten percent of Oklahomans have a serious mental illness
Mental Health - Wyoming hospital probe: Advocates seeks mediation of state hospital dispute
Neuroscience - Bulimia nervosa patients show no differences at disgust control centers
Nutrition - Depressed? "B" sure to get enough folate
Osteoporosis - The effects of antipsychotics may leave women vulnerable to bone loss
Public Health - The burden of socioeconomic inequality on health status begins before birth
Quality of Life - Cancer patients prefer quality-of-life assessor EORTC QLQ-C30 over FACIT
Schizophrenia - Genetic surprises associated with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - Newer drugs appear to stem violent behavior
Stem Cell Research - Perinatal neural stem cells have bidirectional stress-dependent plasticity
Substance Abuse - Do sleepy toddlers turn into teens who drink and do drugs?
Substance Abuse - Family treatment may reduce chances of at-risk children using drugs
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