Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from August 2008

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from August 2008

Bullying-suicide link explored in new study by researchers at Yale.
August 4, 2008... Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of...

New anxiety disorders study results reported from K. Ito et al.(Clinical report)
August 4, 2008... "To describe the pregabalin exposure-adverse event (AE) (dizziness) relationship in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, separate models were developed for the incidence of AE and for the conditional severity of AE, given that an AE has...

Study results from Yale University provide new insights into anxiety disorders.
August 4, 2008... "Although increasing numbers of war veterans are seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), information on the role of psychotropic pharmacotherapy in their treatment has not been...

University of Bergen publishes research in anxiety disorders.
August 4, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in Bergen, Norway conducted a study "To examine whether long work hours are associated,with increased levels and prevalences of anxiety and depression. Overtime workers (n = 1350) were compared with a...

Studies from University of Nebraska provide new data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
August 4, 2008... "Stimulants are extremely effective and safe and have been the mainstay for the pharmacological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for many years. However, there have been some concerns regarding their abuse,...

Recent findings in dementia described by I.J. Mansdorf and colleagues.
August 4, 2008... In this recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To investigate to what degree dementia diagnoses of record in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)...

New aggression data have been reported by G. Kelly and co-authors.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from Fitzroy, Australia, "Primary objective: To determine the type and severity of challenging behaviours among a cohort of brain-injured persons referred to a community-based behaviour management service; and to...

Studies from L. Volicer and co-authors have provided new information about dementia.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, "The purpose of this study was to develop a Family Visit Scale for Dementia (FAVS-D) measuring the quality of visits between nursing home...

New findings in drug abuse described by R.A. Wood and co-researchers.(Report)
August 4, 2008... "Despite growing implementation of harm reduction programs internationally, unsafe injecting practices remain common among injection drug users (IDU). In response, nursing interventions such as safer injection education (SIE) have been called...

Research from University of Missouri reveals new findings on life sciences.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Walter Taylor's place in the history of archaeology is well secured. Not only is he noted for his uncredited anticipation of the theoretical and methodological innovations of the 1960s and...

Reports outline mental health study results from Ben-Gurion University.(Clinical report)
August 4, 2008... "This paper demonstrates how marginalized, Bedouin, single mothers define pain through different depictions of their bodies and their embodied experience. Using visual data generated through an empowerment group with single Bedouin women living...

New paralysis study findings recently were reported by Y.H. Jin and co-researchers.
August 4, 2008... "Muscular weakness affecting predominantly the proximal limb muscles and neck flexors is the cardinal feature of intermediate syndrome with cranial nerve palsies occasionally accompanied. Following acute cholinergic phase of organophosphate...

Researchers from RTI International report recent findings in drug abuse.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Fresh data on drug abuse are presented in the report 'Moderation and mediation in the relationship between mothers' or fathers' serious psychological distress and adolescent substance use: findings from a national sample.' According to recent...

Reaction to AFS Trinity's 150 mpg Extreme Hybrid Indicates Reported Death of SUVs 'Greatly Exaggerated'.
August 4, 2008... "The SUV is not dead," AFS Trinity CEO Edward W. Furia told a plug-hybrid industry group today, "Its just in rehab, recovering from near fatal oil addiction." "Despite a 37% decline in SUV sales during the past year," Furia said, "We...

MDwebLive Expands Services by Establishing Mental Healthcare Program.
August 4, 2008... MDwebLive, an innovative medical service where patients can communicate with their doctors, face-to-face in real time, via webcam, has recently partnered with Bayview Center for Mental Health, South Florida's premier mental health provider....

Concept of 'Raising the Bottom' Explored in Award-Winning Alcohol & Drug Addiction Book.
August 4, 2008... Boulder author Joe Herzanek explores the concept of "raising the bottom" in his award-winning book "Why Don't They JUST QUIT?" Herzanek explains, "This whole idea of 'hitting bottom' is out of date. Some people will wait years -- even decades...

New Website Gaygadget.com Launches.(Website overview)
August 4, 2008... Got Gadgets? Got an addiction to gadgets that you can't seem to shake? Well so does tech-junkie and self-professed gay guy, Serge Gojkovich, the mastermind behind gaygadget.com, the new website set to officially launch Aug. 1st (see also Gay...

Loss of stability of the AHI1-HAP1 complex an issue in Joubert syndrome.
August 4, 2008... Joubert syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects the area of the brain that controls balance and coordination; it is characterized by symptoms such as loss of muscle tone, developmental delay, and mental retardation. Mutations in several...

Another Priceline Travel Tip - Try a Cruise or an All-Inclusive Resort To Stretch Those Vacation Dollars.
August 4, 2008... Consumers who want to make their vacation dollars go further this year should consider a cruise, or stay at an all-inclusive resort, according to priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN). The two options have long been value favorites among...

RBC Canadian Open sets five-year, $5-million fundraising goal for children's health and wellness.
August 4, 2008... RBC and the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) announced that the RBC Canadian Open is committed to a goal of raising $5 million over the next five years to fund programs and initiatives that improve children's health and wellness across...

Who's Buying Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Beverages, 4th Edition.
August 4, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9d6bcc/whos_buying_alcoh) has announced the addition of the "Who's Buying Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Beverages, 4th Edition" report to their offering (see also Research and...

Professor Assails Inaccurate Claim by Congressman, Encourages Responsible Internet Gambling Regulation.
August 4, 2008... Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, a leading professor at McGill University, contends that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) incorrectly cited the university's research on gambling addiction in arguing for the continued prohibition on Internet gambling....

Sheraton Dallas Celebrates Rebranding By Becoming First Corporate Partner of New Homeless Center.
August 4, 2008... With the Sheraton flag proudly on display at Dallas' largest hotel, the Sheraton Dallas is celebrating its recent reflagging from the Adam's Mark hotel by making a donation to The Bridge, Dallas' newest homeless assistance center serving people...

All-Star Guest Cast On-Board When Everyone's Favorite Obsessive-Compulsive Detective MONK Hits Milestone and Solves his 100th Case.
August 4, 2008... USA Network's award-winning hit series, MONK, will air its 100th episode this summer during its seventh season on the network. The special episode will feature an all-star guest-cast, including many who have previously appeared in some of the...

Hyperactive immune system offers window to the brain in degenerative disease.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Recent findings that a mutant gene can cause abnormal overactivity in the immune system could be significant in the search for treatments of Huntington's disease (HD) and other degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's,...

Study findings from E. Tuleja et al broaden understanding of agnosia.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Paris, France, "Introduction> Features of Kluver-Bucy syndrome (KBS) include hypersexuality, hyperorality, placidity, visual agnosia, amnesia, hypermetamorphosis, and emotional and nutritional behavior changes....

Research from Charite University in the area of anxiety disorders published.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Berlin, Germany, "Serotonergic dysfunction may contribute to negative mood states in affective disorders. Some in vivo imaging studies showed reduced availability of serotonin transporters (5-HTT) in the...

Studies from G.M. Dearaujo et al further understanding of anxiety disorders.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Sao Paulo, Brazil, "We evaluated the frequency of psychiatric disorders (PDs) in a homogenous series of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis (TLE-MTS), as compared with patients...

Data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder detailed by researchers at Curtin University of Technology.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Current Opinion in Psychiatry, "Purpose of review The aim of this review is to describe the considerable advances in consolidating the empirical evidence on several key topics in the...

Report summarizes alcoholism study findings from University of Valencia.
August 11, 2008... "The expression of cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) in the brain has been demonstrated in several regions, nevertheless there is a lack of specific studies on the constitutive expression and induction at the mesocorticolimbic system, the most...

New data from C. Mouser et al illuminate research in depression.
August 11, 2008... "We construct and analyze a model network of the pyloric rhythm of the crustacean stomatogastric ganglion consisting of an oscillator neuron that inhibits two reciprocally inhibitory follower neurons. We derive analytic expressions that...

Reports outline life sciences study findings from University of Melbourne.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Parkville, Australia, "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is associated with the deposition of the 39- to 43-amino acid beta-amyloid peptide (A beta) in the brain. C-terminal...

Reports summarize life sciences research from I. Surolia and co-authors.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "In this study, biphenyl ethers of diverse functionality were used to assess their effect on fibrillogenesis of both the oxidized and reduced ADan peptides, in vitro. It was noted that these compounds not only stalled fibrillogenesis but were...

Research data from King's College London, King's College London update understanding of dementia.
August 11, 2008... A new study, 'Proteasomal abnormalities in cortical Lewy body disease and the impact of proteasomal inhibition within cortical and cholinergic systems,' is now available. According to recent research published in the Journal of Neural...

Researchers from University of Bologna publish findings in depression.
August 11, 2008... A report, 'Possible mechanisms underlying tilt aftereffect in the primary visual cortex: a critical analysis with the aid of simple computational models,' is newly published data in Vision Research. According to a study from Bologna, Italy, "A...

New encephalitis research has been reported by scientists at Scripps Research Institute.
August 11, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Metabolomic analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid reveals changes in phospholipase expression in the CNS of SIV-infected macaques.' "HIV infiltrates the CNS soon after an individual has become...

Researchers from University of New South Wales, National Drug and Alcohol Research Center describe findings in life sciences.
August 11, 2008... A report, 'Cannabis potency and contamination: a review of the literature,' is newly published data in Addiction. According to recent research from Australia, "Increased potency and contamination of cannabis have been linked in the public...

Studies from Nanyang Technological University provide new data on life sciences.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Research findings, 'Personality and leader effectiveness: a moderated mediation model of leadership self-efficacy, job demands, and job autonomy,' are discussed in a new report. "The trait theory of leadership is advanced by a joint...

State Sobriety Program Credited with Reduction of Jail Populations.
August 11, 2008... Unlike most of the United States that is experiencing severely overcrowded prisons and rising inmate populations, the State of South Dakota has actually seen a decline in its prison numbers for the second consecutive fiscal year. Over the last...

Alzheimer's breakthrough discovered by treating it like a brain injury.
August 11, 2008... Use it or lose it. That slogan has people's knees knocking when they face the spectre of growing old and losing their memory to Alzheimer's disease (see also Alzheimer Disease). That fate potentially awaits 10 million American baby boomers,...

PBS Presents the Future of Alzheimer's with David Hyde Pierce and Encore Broadcast of THE FORGETTING: a Portrait of Alzheimer's.
August 11, 2008... PBS will present a special evening of programming focused on Alzheimer's disease on Sunday, August 3 starting at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings). The programming starts with a national encore broadcast of the Emmy-Award-winning THE FORGETTING:...

Alzheimer's Bill Passes State Senate.
August 11, 2008... Just 10 days before the close of the session, the State Senate voted unanimously to pass SB425, An Act Relative to Dementia Special Care Units in Long Term Care Facilities, sponsored by Senator Marc Pacheco. In short, the bill calls for...

US Airways Aircraft Turn Into Flying Vending Machines.
August 11, 2008... As the airline industry continues to be dominated by high fuel prices and passengers face a multitude of fees and extra charges, US Airways management recently made the announcement to charge for non-alcoholic beverages in flight. Beginning...

Better Place Challenges the World to Live Free from Oil.
August 11, 2008... In its ongoing effort to help people live free from oil, Better Place announced the unveiling of its new brand identity and online campaign aimed at connecting people online with a shared mission and goal. In addition to the company name and...

Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)ua particular class of anti-hypertensive medicinesuare associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence and...

Online Soccer Fans Get Their Game on with the Power Challenge Community Toolbar.
August 11, 2008... Conduit, a leading provider of website syndication solutions for web publishers, and Power Challenge, the leading provider of sports-based multiplayer games played over the Internet, today introduced the Conduit-powered Power Challenge...

DAV National Convention to Push for VA Funding Reform.
August 11, 2008... The Disabled American Veterans will once again convene its national body to address the needs of disabled veterans, including those who have served and sacrificed in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere when the organization meets at the Bally's...

Politics Make Strange Bedfellows at Renaissance Hotels & Resorts.
August 11, 2008... From the War of 1812 to World War I, Prohibition and the stock market crash to Smoke-Filled Rooms, numerous presidential whistle-stops, political grandstanding, and the Obama-Clinton lovefest, historic Renaissance Hotels have played a major...

Victim Safety First Uses Omnilink's Offender Monitoring Solution for Alternative Sanctions Programs.
August 11, 2008... With one of the largest prison systems in the U.S., Texas, like many other states, faces prison overcrowding issues. To alleviate the strains on the system, Victim Safety First provides alternatives to incarceration in several Texas counties....

Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians Announce Memorandum of Understanding With County of San Diego on Resort Expansion.
August 11, 2008... The Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of San Diego. The agreement provides financial contributions to the County to be used primarily towards quality of life improvements for County and...

The Powers to Lead Contends That Modern Leadership Requires Smart Power and a Judicious Situational Balance of Hard Power.
August 11, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7c68c8/the_powers_to_lead) has announced the addition of the "The Powers to Lead" report to their offering (see also Research and Markets Ltd.). Leadership gurus since...

Psychological downside to strike action.
August 11, 2008... While industrial action is largely perceived as a legitimate means of encouraging organisational change in Australia, research has shown industrial action can adversely affect those involved (see also Research Australia). Dr Jane Fowler,...

Secure Identity Systems Offers Consumers Free ID Theft Protection Tool.
August 11, 2008... Every two seconds, someone in the United States becomes a victim of identity theft. Secure Identity Systems is dedicated to ensuring its customers aren't among those numbers. In an effort to further protect against this crime, the company is...

Shopko Announces New Apparel Brands.
August 11, 2008... Just in time for back-to-school, Shopko announced that it has added national brands to its Junior and Young Men's assortments. The new branded merchandise provides more selection, more trend, more fashion, and the proven quality that national...

VA Rolling Out Suicide Hotline Ads in DC.
August 11, 2008... Veterans and other residents of metropolitan Washington, D.C., have begun seeing outreach information on buses and inside subway cars about the suicide prevention hotline of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (see also Suicide). The...

Studies from B.M.L. Stelten and co-authors have provided new information about addiction medicine.
August 18, 2008... "Addiction or substance dependence is a psychiatric disorder that affects many individuals in the general population. Different theories concerning the neurobiological aspects of addiction have been proposed," scientists in Netherlands report...

Data on anxiety disorders discussed by researchers at University of California.
August 18, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Recent evidence questions whether formerly documented disparities in care for common mental disorders among African Americans and Hispanics still remain. Also, whether disparities exist mainly in...

Investigators at University of Nebraska have published new data on anxiety disorders.
August 18, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Frequent assessment during therapy can improve treatments and provide accountability. However, clinicians often do not monitor progress because of the time it takes to administer. and score...

New anxiety disorders study findings recently were reported by L. Keefer and co-researchers.(Report)
August 18, 2008... "Although gastroenterologists are frequently exposed to psychopathology few data exist regarding their ability to accurately assess anxiety and depression or the impact of their perceptions of anxiety and depression on diagnostic decisions. The...

New findings from University of Florida in the area of anxiety disorders described.(Report)
August 18, 2008... "This study examined the psychometric properties of the Teasing Questionnaire-Revised (TQ-R) in a non-clinical community sample of adults. The TQ-R, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and UCLA Loneliness...

Findings from P.I. Lin and co-researchers advance knowledge in bipolar disorder.
August 18, 2008... "Since Emil Kraepelin proposed in 1919 that dementia praecox (schizophrenia) be differentiated from manic depression (bipolar disorder), the concept of nosological dichotomy has greatly influenced the diagnosis, treatment, and research of...

Researchers at University of Sheffield target bullying.
August 18, 2008... "We explore the effect of bullying at school on the educational attainment of a sample of individuals drawn from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). Our empirical findings suggest that school bullying has an adverse effect on...

Data from University of Florida provide new insights into dementia.
August 18, 2008... "Pain in older adults is very often undertreated, and it may be especially so in older adults with severe dementia. Changes in a patient's ability to communicate verbally present special challenges in treating pain, and unrelieved pain can have...

New dementia study results from University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department described.
August 18, 2008... "TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) has been recently described as a major pathological protein in loth frontotemporal dementia with ubiquitin-positive inclusions (FTLD-U) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, little is known about the...

Data on life sciences detailed by researchers at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
August 18, 2008... "This article reviews lessons learned about managing the safety and health of workers who were involved in disaster response, recovery, and cleanup after the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. The first two sections review ongoing...

Researchers at University of London release new data on life sciences.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "There is a growing evidence base for how people use religious and spiritual coping, and how coping patterns differ between ethnic groups. To describe what constitutes religious...

New mental health research from University of Pennsylvania described.
August 18, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Older adults watch more television than younger people do. Television's role in mental health has been described in the general population, but less is known about how older adults think of...

New mental health research reported from C.B. Bills and co-authors.
August 18, 2008... "Disaster workers responding to the events of September 11th were exposed to traumatic events. No study has systematically investigated the diverse mental health status and needs of the heterogeneous population of disaster workers responding to...

Research from M. Borg and co-authors yields new data on mental health.
August 18, 2008... "Recovery in severe mental illness is often seen as an individual process that occurs in mental health settings. Recent research has begun to explore the nature of recovery as a social process," investigators in Norway report (see also Mental...

Research results from University of Kent update knowledge of mental illness.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from Canterbury, the United Kingdom, "Whilst the ways in which mental illness influences personhood have been documented, how social support can forge a more positive identity has not been explored. Using Goffman's...

New mental retardation study findings have been reported from S. Monfort et al.
August 18, 2008... "Mental retardation can be caused by copy number variations ( deletions, insertions, duplications), ranging in size from 1 kb to several megabases. Array based comparative genomic hybridisation (array-CGH) allows detection of an increasing...

New schizophrenia data have been reported by researchers at DoctorsManagement, LLC.
August 18, 2008... In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To assess differences in the number of days hospitalized among schizophrenic patients receiving palipendone extended-release (paliperidone ER) during the...

Studies from University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department update current data on schizophrenia.(Report)
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Previous work examining the neurobiological substrates of social cognition in healthy individuals has reported modulation of a social cognitive network such that increased activation of the...

New alcoholism genetics research has been reported by scientists at Abo Akademi University, Department of Psychology.
August 18, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Do the same genetic and environmental effects underlie the covariation of alcohol dependence, smoking, and aggressive behaviour.' "We investigated genetic and environmental effects on alcohol...

New depression risk factors study results from Gifu University, Department of Pediatrics described.(Report)
August 18, 2008... New investigation results, 'Parents of childhood X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: high risk for depression and neurosis,' are detailed in a study published in Brain and Development. "The purpose of this study was to assess mental health in...

New findings from Columbia University, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse in the area of life sciences described.(Report)
August 18, 2008... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Characteristics of individuals screening positive for substance use in a welfare setting: implications for welfare and substance-use disorders treatment systems.' "This study examined...

Research on life sciences in adolescents reported by scientists at University of Washington.(Report)
August 18, 2008... Researchers detail in 'The interaction of conduct problems and depressed mood in relation to adolescent substance involvement and peer substance use,' new data in life sciences. According to a study from the United States, "Conduct problems are...

Researchers from Ponce School of Medicine describe findings in life sciences.
August 18, 2008... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'GC-MS confirmation of xylazine (Rompun), a veterinary sedative, in exchanged needles.' According to recent research from the United States, "In order to assess the extent of xylazine...

Data from University of Nottingham provide new insights into mental health.
August 18, 2008... A new study, 'Professional identity in community mental health nursing: a thematic analysis,' is now available. "The study aimed to explore how community mental health nurses (CMHNs) UK perceived their working lives. This was subdivided into...

It's 3 A.M. - Are You Checking Your Email Again?
August 18, 2008... If you check your email in the middle of the night or even while driving, you're not alone. According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, nearly half (46%) of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year)...

America's #1 Beach Now Offers Resort Rehab Facility.
August 18, 2008... Dr. Paul's at the Bay, a resort style drug addiction and alcohol treatment center, is now open on the waterways of St. Pete Beach, Florida (see also Dr. Paul's at the Bay). Voted America's Best Beach in 2005, St. Pete Beach is a barrier...

Drinks Americas Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results.
August 18, 2008... Drinks Americas Holdings, Ltd. (OTC BB: DKAM) (the "Company"), a leading owner, developer and marketer of premium beverages, announced financial results for its year ended April 30, 2008 (see also Drinks Americas Holdings, Ltd.). In fiscal...

EASYSITE.COM - a Family-Friendly Alternative to MySpace and Facebook.
August 18, 2008... Where do you go to share pictures and connect with friends and family online? A federal grand jury recently indicted MySpace user Lori Drew for allegedly using MySpace to perpetrate a hoax against a 13-year-old girl who later committed...

Majority of Eating Disorder Patients Experience Childhood Sexual Abuse, Trauma.
August 18, 2008... Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders (http://www.remudaranch.com/), the nation's leading eating disorder treatment center, reports that more than 50 percent of its patients have experienced trauma in their lives. The trauma is usually sexual,...