2007

November

• Suicide risk increased in sexually abused teens -

• Pedophilia may be the result of faulty brain wiring -

• Novel imaging technique shows gray matter increase in brains of autistic children -

• Treating Depression Prolongs Life for Older People with Diabetes -

• Drinking Away Anxiety – A New Program Finds Safer Ways for College Students to Cope -

• Facial expressions have greater impact on kids with bipolar disorder -

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Update on Assessment and Treatment. -

• Enhancing Patient Safety in Psychiatric Settings -

• Polypharmacy in Pregnant Women with Major Psychiatric Illness -

• Antidepressant lengthens worm’s life -

• Depressed Young Adults Prone to Substance Abuse -

• Drug to treat children with bipolar disorder gets priority review -

• Mental Health Needs of Soldiers Increase Several Months After Returning From Iraq War -

• Child maltreatment and psychiatric impairment: Problems and prospects -

• Asthma Linked To Depressive Disorders, Study Suggests -

• Sultopride for schizophrenia -

• Pregabalin in the treatment of depression -

• Marijuana-like brain chemicals work as antidepressant -

• Cannabis use might cause psychosis -

• Cannabis use and psychosis -

• Hazards of cognitive therapy in OCD -

• Family involvement for obsessive – compulsive disorder -

• Cognitive – behavioural therapy for obsessive – compulsive disorder -

• Anxiety linked to sleep disturbances -

October

• Key Findings for All Veterans Seen in Depression and Suicide Study -

• Drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder dramatically increases lifespan in worms -

• 1 in 7 Americans over age 70 has dementia -

• Spirituality and psychiatry: conflicting values? -

• Impulsivity may especially vex alcoholics with antisocial and borderline personality disorders -

• Stress and Burnout Are at Epidemic Proportions Among Physicians, Especially Surgeons -

• Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating postpartum depression -

• Effectiveness of most PTSD therapies is uncertain -

• 1 in 5 bariatric surgery candidates not psychologically cleared for surgery -

• Tooth loss, dementia may be linked, JADA study suggests -

• Researchers Say Stress and Disease Are Likely Linked -

• Why it is Impossible for Some to ‘Just Say No’ -

• Depression linked to neglect of diabetes -

• Chocolate craving when depressed: a personality marker -

• Mental capacity in psychiatric patients -

• Work stress tied to higher depression risk -

• Combination of Medication and Psychotherapy Appears Most Effective for Treatment of Depressed Teens -

• Black gay men, lesbians, have fewer mental disorders than whites, says Mailman School of PH study -

• Many Overweight Teens Have Same Eating Disorders as Thin Peers -

September

• Vascular depression in older people with diabetes: study -

• Study finds post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescent children of cancer patients -

• Depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a review -

• Autism Symptoms Can Improve Into Adulthood -

• Program for treating depression appears to improve work productivity, be cost-effective -

• Sense of Taste Different in Women with Anorexia Nervosa -

• Potential new approach to treat cognitive impairments in schizophrenia -

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