Mental Health Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 19th, 2004
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Cardiovascular Disease - Older women with mental illness at greater risk for CVD
Depression - Activity of enzyme decreased in brains of teenagers who commit suicide
Neuroscience - Cortical and subcortical GABA function may be compromised in schizophrenia
Obstetrics - Depression in pregnancy impacts newborn, assessment scores indicate
Psychiatric Disorders - Post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked with poor health
Addiction Medicine - Researchers establish link between rapid heartbeat, addictive personality
Addiction Medicine - Study: Many mentally ill substance abusers don't know they need treatment
Alzheimer Disease - North American phase III clinical trial on Alzhemed launched
Alzheimer Disease - Odyssey System being used for imaging animal models of AD
Behavioral Health - PacifiCare Behavioral Health receives URAC accreditation
Bipolar I Disorder - Risperdal improves manic symptoms in bipolar I disorder study patients
Depression - E.U. "Newmood" research investigating genetic aspects of depression
Depression - Grant will fund intervention trial for depression over job loss
Depression - Physical activity cuts risk of depression in children
Depression - Research challenges belief that depression and dementia are linked
Depression - Research shows linkage between chronic disease and depression
Disease Associations - In young women, depression doubles risk of metabolic syndrome
Drug Overdose - Acetadote launched for aspirin overdose
Eating Disorders - Electrogastrography helps determine pathophysiology of eating disorders
Facilities - Crownsville Hospital Center in Maryland set to shut down
Fibromyalgia - Phase II milnacipran data presented at meeting in Paris
Fitness - Study to consider college sports, gender and substance use
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Methadone plus HAART can be implemented with good results in HIV-infection
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Substance abuse influences risky sex behavior
HMO Performance - Report shows HMOs perform above national average
Healthcare Coverage - Lack of insurance, cost cited as reasons for not seeking mental health services
Legal Issues - North Platte therapist loses license for firing a handgun
Legislation - Group lauds law that would address geriatric mental health
Mental Health - Maine mental health officials says judge's decision affirms plans
Mental Health - Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, working to provide mental health system relief
Mental Health - Missouri governor signs bills on mental health insurance
Mental Health - Murder defendants can't refuse exam if raising mental health in sentencing
Mental Health - Study of combat troops suggests many have post-traumatic stress disorder
Mergers & Acquisitions - Merger creates genomics-driven global biotechnology company
Neuroscience - PSD-95 protein involved in psychostimulant-induced plasticity
Patient Abuse - Cooley out of independent living program amid abuse complaints
Schizophrenia - Abilify launched in Europe
Schizophrenia - Dysbindin-1 reduced in hippocampus of schizophrenia patients
Schizophrenia - That's not my hand! How the brain can be fooled into feeling a fake limb
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