2011

March

• Different genes influence smoking risk during adolescence and adulthood -

• Other mental health medications no safer than atypical antipsychotics in nursing home residents -

• Gambling problems are more common than drinking problems, according to first-of-its-kind study -

• Could ‘training the brain’ help children with Tourette syndrome? -

• Long-term methadone treatment can affect the brain -

• Interest in toys predicts effectiveness of autism treatment in toddlers -

• Adolescent offspring of women who drank alcohol during first trimester -

• Computerized Systems Reduce Psychiatric Drug Errors -

• Tai chi beats back depression in the elderly, study shows -

• Treatment for alcohol dependence might work best in certain populations, research suggests -

• Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults -

• Toxoplasmosis: The Strain Explains Severity of Infection -

• Teens from wealthier families may drink more -

• Depressed dads quick to spank babies -

• Vanderbilt study shows exercise can curb marijuana use and cravings -

• Researchers Identify Biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease -

• Researchers Selectively Control Anxiety Pathways in the Brain -

• Negative classroom environment adversely affects children’s mental health -

• Eating disorders and body dissatisfaction is double in Muslim teenagers than in Christian -

• Doctors Lax In Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs -

• Women who miscarry continue to have mental health problems -

• Six out of ten male drug-addicts abuse their partners, a study says -

• Alcohol and Marijuana Were the Most Commonly Abused Substances by Those Referred to Treatment from Probation Or Parole -

• Cannabis use precedes the onset of psychotic symptoms in young people -

• Gene variants in autism linked to brain development -

• Which symptoms of PTSD do the most damage? -

February

• Strong Link Found Between Victimization, Substance Abuse -

• New Genetic Clues to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -

• Serotonin plays role in many autism cases, studies confirm -

• Discovery of new gene mutation in schizophrenia offers a new target for drug therapies -

• Neuroscientists find overlooked brain area is an important locus of depression -

• A new clue to the genetics of bipolar disorder: Piccolo -

• New biological pathway identified for post-traumatic stress disorder -

• All about addiction -

• New study finds no cognitive impairment among ecstasy users -

• Abnormal control of hand movements may hint at ADHD severity in children -

• Autistic Young Adults Missing Out on Much-Needed Services -

• Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia Associated With Subtle Loss in Brain Volume -

• Psychotic Illness Appears to Begin at Younger Age Among Those Who Use Cannabis -

• Early Warnings Lowered Use of Antipsychotic Medications for Dementia -

• Facebook users more prone to eating disorders -

• Being around heavy drinkers may take a health toll -

• Experts See Increasing Numbers of Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs -

• Schizophrenia Gene Mutation Found; Target for New Drugs -

• UT Southwestern Researchers Lead Network of Texas Scientists Trying to Find Better Drug-Addiction Treatments -

January

• Scripps Research scientists reveal key mechanism governing nicotine addiction -

• Drug May Help in Managing Morphine Tolerance -

• Helping Others Helps Alcoholics Stay on the Road to Recovery, Case Western Reserve Research Shows -

• Training the brain to think ahead in addiction -

• Early abortions don’t trigger psychiatric problems -

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