2012

October

• Brain waves reveal video game aptitude -

• Vanderbilt researchers find that diabetes drug could be effective in treating addiction -

• Engaging parents leads to better treatments for children with adhd -

• Are Schizophrenia and Autism Close Relations? -

• Victimization Tied to Teen Suicidal Thoughts -

• More Addictions Treated with Drug Therapy -

• Substance abuse diagnoses increasing in U.S. -

• Aspirin may slow the decline in mental capacity among elderly patients -

• Children with mental health disorders more often identified as bullies -

• Cyberbullying only rarely the sole factor identified in teen suicides -

• Collective violence and poverty on the Mexican-US border affects child mental health -

• Antidepressants linked to risk of brain bleeds -

• Use of anti-psychotic drugs by people with dementia ‘under reported’ -

• Recovery of brain volumes with abstinence may vary for different brain regions -

• Link between creativity and mental illness confirmed -

• Suicide Attempts by Poisoning Found to be Less Likely Around Major Holidays -

• Additive effect of small gene variations can increase risk of autism spectrum disorders -

• New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence -

• Programs for treating addiction in doctors pose ethical issues -

• Relapse or recovery? Neuroimaging predicts course of substance addiction treatment -

• Suicide in children and adolescents -

• Adding up autism risks -

• Children with ADHD say stimulant drugs help them -

• A gene implicated in schizophrenia risk is also associated with risk for cannabis dependence -

• Does immune dysfunction contribute to schizophrenia? -

• High toll of mental illness and addictions must be addressed -

• Rare genetic disorder points to molecules that may play role in schizophrenia -

• The negative effects of Internet use -

• With problem drinking, where you live may matter -

• Mount Sinai researchers find mechanism of opiate addiction is completely different from other drugs -

• Running away common with autism -

• Chewing ability linked to reduced dementia risk -

• People with schizophrenia more likely to die of heart attack, CAMH finds -

• Researchers identify dozens of new de novo genetic mutations in schizophrenia -

• Nurse-led intervention deters substance abuse among homeless youth -

• Infant fussiness not tied to later mental health -

• New definition of autism in DSM-5 will not exclude most children with autism -

September

• Research suggests shared genetic link in psychiatric and movement disorders -

• Georgia Tech creating high-tech tools to study autism -

• Reckitt to discontinue Suboxone tablets in U.S. -

• Treatment for addicts is starting to change -

• Little evidence supports medical treatment options for adolescents with autism -

• Autism symptoms could arise from unreliable neural responses -

• War causes mental illness in soldiers -

• Children with Autism Experience Interrelated Health Issues, Says MU Expert -

• Military not doing enough to help soldiers with substance abuse, study finds -

• Further steps needed to reduce stigma and expand access to substance abuse -

• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify New Enzyme To Fight Alzheimer’s Disease -

• Walk raises awareness, funds for suicide prevention -

• Simple tool may help evaluate risk for violence among patients with mental illness -

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