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Electronic CBT Helps Substance Abuse Patients
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2008 Counselors of individuals with drug and alcohol addiction may have a new colleague—a computer. read more & comment | |
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Amid Growing Concerns, NIMH Halts Proposed Chelation Study for Autism
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2008 The National Institute of Mental Health announced it has cancelled a planned trial of chelation therapy for the treatment of autism. The agency cited safety concerns regarding the use of chelating agents in children who may not have elevated levels of heavy metals. read more & comment | |
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Absorption of Depression Drugs Can Plummet After Gastric Bypass
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2008 People who undergo a gastric bypass lose much of their ability to absorb selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, making the oral formulations of these drugs much less effective for treating major depression after surgery. read more & comment | |
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Allergies May Be Linked to Suicidality
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2008 A history of seasonal allergies may raise the risk for suicide attempt and ideation, according to new statistical analyses of a large data set. read more & comment | |
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Oldest Living Woman Had Normal Brain at Death
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2008 A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at the age of 115 years had an essentially normal brain with little or no evidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)—challenging a widely held theory that people will inevitably develop AD or other forms of dementia if they live long enough. read more & comment | |
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Study Refutes Research Showing Marginal Antidepressant Effect
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2008 Although one group of researchers recently argued that the benefits of antidepressants are small compared with placebo, a newer study suggests that for some patients, antidepressants may confer clinically significant improvements. read more & comment | |
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Drugs, Psychotherapy Good Mix To Treat Alcoholism
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2008 Drug therapy for alcoholism is an effective supplement to psychotherapy, but is widely underused, in part because of mistaken beliefs about the essential nature of alcoholism. read more & comment | |
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Marijuana Use Linked to Psych Disorders in Patients With MS
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2008 Smoking marijuana impairs cognitive performance in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a recent study published online in Neurology. read more & comment |
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