Mental Health Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 23rd, 2004
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Drug Abuse - Relationship between psychiatric disorders and addiction explored in report
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Perceived stress mediates coping effects of HIV-infected women on HAART
Neuroscience - Genomic effects of environmental enrichment characterized
Neuroscience - St. John's wort constituent stimulates hippocampal acetylcholine release
Personality Disorders - Survey reports on the prevalence of personality disorders in the United States
AIDS/HIV Prevention - AIDS prevention techniques in Austrian schools analyzed
Addiction Medicine - Adolescent substance abuse counseling service contract awarded
Addiction Medicine - Duplex "gemini" prodrug improves transdermal naltrexone delivery
Adolescent Health - Many adolescent girls experience headache, stomachache, back pain and fatigue
Adolescent Health - Street youth more likely to die of suicide and drug overdose
Adverse Drug Effects - Discontinuation of risperidone reverses weight gain
Alcoholism - Study reports prevalence and co-occurrence of alcohol, drug, mood disorders
Alzheimer Disease - New drug treats both symptoms and cause of Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer Disease - Oakland facility may have found possible contributing cause of AD
Antidepressants - Agency approves new antidepressant for adults
Antiretroviral Therapy - Mental illness and sociological factors impact antiretroviral adherence
Behavior Disorders - Involvement in bullying linked with poor psychosocial adjustment
Bipolar Disorder - FDA approves new labeling for Seroquel psychotropic medication
Collaborations - Target & marker discovery collaboration with Merck to focus on AD
Depression - Boomers warned to watch for signs of elderly depression
Depression - Depression traced to overactive brain circuit
Depression Therapy - Perospirone may enhance fluoxetine efficacy
Diabetes Risk Factor - Atypical neuroleptic agents can cause diabetes
Diet & Nutrition - Entering kindergarten overweight is linked to behavior problems in girls
Disease Associations - Prenatal exposure to flu may increase schizophrenia risk in offspring
Drug Development - Drug developer receives approval for drug bringing 2004 total approvals to 10
Erectile Dysfunction - FDA clears device for erectile dysfunction
Geriatrics - Use of statin drugs for Alzheimer treatment gaining wide attention
Gulf War Syndrome - Sanders testifies on Gulf War syndrome
HIV/AIDS Infection - HIV/AIDS knowledge does not translate into perceived risk
Hepatitis C Virus Transmission - Intravenous drug users inject less safely in prison than outside of prison
Influenza - More evidence links flu to schizophrenia
Legal Issues - Suit alleges Zoloft maker concealed evidence, misled doctors about drug safety
Mental Health - Kentucky lags in number of small homes for mentally retarded
Mental Health - Lawmaker endorses using reserve for Vegas mental health clinic
Mental Health - New Hampshire state cuts worry mental health providers
Mental Health - New center hopes to curb mental health emergency room crisis
Mental Health Epidemiology - Substance use and mood and anxiety disorders common in the U.S.
Obesity Risk Factor - Low income leads to higher caloric intake in Brazil
Panic Disorder - Gene polymorphism associated with panic disorder with agoraphobia
Pediatric Mental Health - Family meals appear to be associated with adolescent's well-being
Pediatric Mental Health - Teens hospitalized for psych problems have more emotional distress as adults
Personnel - CORLUX maker appoints David L. Mahoney to board of directors
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - High rates of mental health symptoms reported in Afghanistan
Psychosis - Proportion of Tennessee children using antipsychotic meds up significantly
Schizophrenia - More evidence links mom's flu during pregnancy with schizophrenia in child
Schizophrenia - Study links ACP-104 to improved cognition in schizophrenia patients
Stem Cell Research - Amyloid-beta peptide has positive and deleterious actions in neurogenesis
Stem Cell Research - Chronic ethanol consumption transiently reduces neural stem cell proliferation
Stress - 9/11 boosted U.S. need for spiritual support, faith
Stress - Levels of certain hormones may be increased by stress
Stroke Therapy - AM-36 neuroprotective in murine stroke model
Violence Prevention - Gun safe storage laws may help reduce some teen suicide rates
Wound Care - A little help from friends makes wounds heal faster
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