Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from September 2008

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from September 2008

Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow.(Report)
September 1, 2008... Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements...

Study data from G.A. Arganaraz et al provide new insights into angiotensins.
September 1, 2008... "As reported by several authors, angiotensin II (AngII) is a proinflammatory molecule that stimulates the release of inflammatory cytokines and activates nuclear factor kappa B (NF kappa B), being also associated with the increase of cellular...

Data on anxiety disorders published by researchers at University of Sydney.
September 1, 2008... "A group randomized trial of adding a home-based walking program to a standard group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT + EX) was compared with groups receiving GCBT and educational sessions (GCBT + ED). The study was implemented in an...

Research data from George Mason University update understanding of anxiety disorders.(Report)
September 1, 2008... "We examined how social anxiety is related to appraisals for various disinhibited behaviors and sought to identify potential subgroups of socially anxious people. College students completed trait measures and appraised disinhibited behaviors on...

Research reports from University of Leipzig provide new insights into anxiety disorders.
September 1, 2008... " Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instruments provide information beyond what is represented in their summary scores. Individual item information also provides useful insight into patient-related oral health problems," scientists...

New post-traumatic stress disorders study findings have been reported by A. Fontana and colleagues.
September 1, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Differences in the characteristics and mental health needs of veterans of the Iraq/Afghanistan war when compared with those of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war and in the Vietnam...

Studies from Prince of Wales Hospital provide new data on delirium.
September 1, 2008... "A survey was conducted to determine sedation and delirium practices in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. The survey was in two parts, comprising an online survey of reported sedation and delirium management (unit survey) and a...

Reports outline dementia study findings from St. Mary's Hospital.
September 1, 2008... "To identify factors that facilitate or impede family physicians in ambulatory care of patients with dementia and the family caregivers of such patients. Explanatory qualitative analyses of focus group discussions," scientists in Montreal,...

Studies from M.L. Paudel and co-researchers update current data on depression.
September 1, 2008... In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To examine the association between depressive symptoms and subjective and objective measures of sleep in community-dwelling older men. Cross-sectional....

Study data from Korea University update knowledge of depression.
September 1, 2008... "Pre-operative diagnosis of chest-wall deformity is important for successful surgical correction and post-operative evaluation of funnel chest patients. However, conventional indices that define the severity of deformity have several...

Research data from University of Sheffield update understanding of neuroticism.
September 1, 2008... "Based on the recent finding of a hierarchical scale for Neuroticism in the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a further personality inventory: the Eysenck Personality Inventory was analysed using the Mokken Scaling Procedure for hierarchical scales,"...

Investigators at McGill University, Health Center have published new data on dementia.(Clinical report)
September 1, 2008... New research, 'Can clinical data predict progression to dementia in amnestic mild cognitive impairment,' is the subject of a report. "To determine whether clinical data obtained by history and physical examination can predict eventual...

New findings from National Institute of Mental Health in the area of life sciences described.
September 1, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex: functional contributions and dysfunction in psychopathy.' "The current paper examines the functional contributions of the amygdala and ventromedial...

Abunga.com Shifts to Weekly Online Author Chats in September.
September 1, 2008... Due to the overwhelming response of author interest in the "Authors at Abunga" bi-weekly online chats announced by Abunga.com in July, the family-friendly online bookstore has revealed it will begin weekly, one-hour chats in September with the...

US Airways Executives Receive Millions in Stock While Passengers Continue to be Nickel and Dimed.
September 1, 2008... Flight attendants at US Airways, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), are outraged over the announcement that seven of the airline's top executives were recently awarded stock appreciation grants totaling millions...

Capella University Faculty Member Named President of American Psychological Association's Society of Military Psychology.
September 1, 2008... Will Wilson, PhD, a faculty chair with Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, fully online university, has been named president of the American Psychological Association's Society of Military Psychology (Division 19). Dr. Wilson,...

CyberPatrol Urges Implementation of California Cyberbullying Law.
September 1, 2008... CyberPatrol LLC announced its strong support for Assembly Bill 86, which would give California school officials new tools to battle cyberbullying and increase online safety for the millions of students in the country's largest public school...

Esker Celebrates Quit Paper Week.
September 1, 2008... Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, announced August 18-22 as Quit Paper Week, an event promoting efforts to improve business processes by reducing the use of paper. Quit Paper Week provides resources to assist...

New 'Green' Supportive Housing Development Targets At-Risk Residents, Reaches Out to Homeless Vets.
September 1, 2008... Verne Barry Place is a new $19 million affordable housing development that offers permanent supportive housing to homeless and disabled residents, including veterans, in and around Grand Rapids (see also Local Initiatives Support Corporation)....

Grading the States; Mental Health Services Survey.
September 1, 2008... The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is preparing to grade each of the 50 states on mental health services and invites the public to help by taking an online survey -- and forwarding it to others (see also Mental Illness). The...

R&D Update: What's on the Horizon for the Panic Disorder Market?(Report)
September 1, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a6a8b2/rd_update_whats) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "R&D Update: What's on the Horizon for the Panic Disorder Market?" to their offering...

'We' Campaign to Our Nation's Leaders: FREE US.
September 1, 2008... Today, the "We" Campaign released a new TV ad making an aggressive call to America's political and business leaders to take meaningful action for our country's energy crisis - the core of which lies in America's addiction to fossil fuels (see...

Treasures of Transformation Inspirational Cards Launched As an Innovative Coping Skill to Support Individuals with Eating Disorders.
September 1, 2008... Transformology, P.C. announces Treasures of Transformation(TM), a unique deck of inspirational cards with an accompanying guidebook that focuses exclusively on the recovery process from an eating disorder. The deck is available for purchase...

Biracial Asian Americans and mental health.
September 1, 2008... A new study of Chinese-Caucasian, Filipino-Caucasian, Japanese-Caucasian and Vietnamese-Caucasian individuals concludes that biracial Asian Americans are twice as likely as monoracial Asian Americans to be diagnosed with a psychological...

Vigilan Recognized as One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the U.S.
September 1, 2008... Inc. recently unveiled Vigilan as No. 1352 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The list is the most comprehensive look at one of the most important segments in the economy -- America's...

New anxiety disorders research from New York University discussed.
September 8, 2008... "To evaluate the prevalence of mental disorders for persons of non-English-language origin, it is essential to use translated diagnostic interviews. The equivalence of translated surveys is rarely tested formally," scientists in the United...

New anxiety disorders research reported from P. Malherbe and co-authors.(Report)
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Basel, Switzerland, "As baclofen is active in patients with anxiety disorders, GABA(B) receptors have been implicated in the modulation of anxiety. To avoid the side effects of baclofen, allosteric enhancers of GABA(B)...

New anxiety disorders study findings reported from Rutgers University.
September 8, 2008... "Congruent findings from studies of fear learning in animals and humans indicate that research on the circuits mediating fear constitutes our best hope of understanding human anxiety disorders(1-4). In mammals, repeated presentations of a...

Recent findings from State University of New York highlight research in anxiety disorders.
September 8, 2008... According to recent research published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, "Anxiety is a complicating comorbid diagnosis in many patients with medical illnesses. In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), anxiety disorders often...

Scientists at University of Tampere report research in anxiety disorders.(Report)
September 8, 2008... According to recent research from Tampere, Finland, "Even though the association between alexithymia and somatization seems plausible according to several studies with selected populations, it has not been verified in carefully controlled and...

New attention deficit hyperactivity disorder study findings recently were published by researchers at Radboud University.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Netherlands, "ADHD linkage findings have not all been consistently replicated, suggesting that other approaches to linkage analysis in ADHD might be necessary, such as the use of (quantitative) endophenotypes...

Study findings from O. Pollatos et al provide new insights into eating disorders.
September 8, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Munich, Germany conducted a study "To elucidate the potential relationship between classification of emotional faces and impaired central processing in eating disorders and to investigate the potential...

Data Shows Bar Beverages Up 5% vs. 2007.
September 8, 2008... It costs 5% more to consume alcoholic beverages this year than it did last year, according to research published by Intellaprice(R) (www.intella-price.com), a Boston-based pricing intelligence firm. The study, conducted among casual bar and...

New life sciences study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Cologne.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Cologne, Germany, "Amartya Sen's capability approach has recently been widely discussed as a theoretical basis for making resource allocation decisions in health care. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the...

Study data from University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology update understanding of post-traumatic stress disorders.
September 8, 2008... Fresh data on post-traumatic stress disorders are presented in the report 'Altered reward processing in the nucleus accumbens and mesial prefrontal cortex of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.' According to recent research from...

Research from University of Glasgow yields new data on depression.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Scotland, "There has been limited research on the role of sociocognitive factors in depression with people who have a mild intellectual disability. However, an association has been found between negative social...

Investigators at University of Utrecht have published new data on life sciences.
September 8, 2008... "In this article, we describe the development and validation of a short (10 item) but comprehensive self-report measure of childhood narcissism. The Childhood Narcissism Scale (CNS) is a 1-dimensional measure of stable individual differences in...

Scientists at Erasmus University target life sciences.
September 8, 2008... According to recent research published in the American Journal on Mental Retardation, "Our purpose in this cross-sectional study with 1,598 adult clients who had intellectual disabilities was to obtain valid prevalences of sensory impairments...

Reports outline mental illness research from Columbia University.
September 8, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "This study explores how mental illness shapes transitions to marriage among unwed mothers using augmented data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study (N = 2,351)." "We...

Study findings from D.A. Khaltourina et al broaden understanding of addiction medicine.
September 8, 2008... Fresh data on addiction medicine are presented in the report 'Potential for alcohol policy to decrease the mortality crisis in Russia.' According to a study from Russia, "Post-Soviet Russia experiences among the world's highest prevalence of...

New dementia findings from Hope Hospital published.
September 8, 2008... A report, 'Emotion recognition in Huntington's disease and frontotemporal dementia,' is newly published data in Neuropsychologia. "A well-documented feature of Huntington's disease (HD) is disproportionate impairment in the ability to recognise...

Reports outline dementia study results from Royal Hospital.
September 8, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Arithmetic knowledge in semantic dementia: is it invariably preserved' new findings in dementia. "There is accumulating evidence of preserved arithmetic knowledge in semantic dementia (SD), contrasting with patients'...

New life sciences in children research from University of Chicago described.
September 8, 2008... Data detailed in 'Who caused the pain? An fMRI investigation of empathy and intentionality in children' have been presented. According to recent research from the United States, "When we attend to other people in pain, the neural circuits...

Researchers from University of Vermont report on findings in life sciences.(Report)
September 8, 2008... New research, 'Attempts to stop or reduce marijuana use in non-treatment seekers,' is the subject of a report. "Daily marijuana smokers (n=19) who intended to quit or reduce in the next month on their own called a phone each night for 28 nights...

Scientists at Philipps University, Faculty of Psychology publish new data on life sciences.(Report)
September 8, 2008... Data detailed in 'Reinforcement sensitivity of sex offenders and non-offenders: an experimental and psychometric study of reinforcement sensitivity theory' have been presented. "This study tested predictions of Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity...

Researchers at University of Rijeka target schizophrenia.
September 8, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'BanI polymorphism of cytosolic phospholipase A2 gene is associated with age at onset in male patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder,' have been published. According to recent research...

Mark G. Mishek Is New President and CEO of Hazelden.
September 8, 2008... Mark G. Mishek, a Minnesota native with extensive executive-level experience in health care, was named Monday as President and CEO of Hazelden, the national non-profit organization that helps people reclaim their lives from addiction. The...

GolTV Premieres Two New TV Series 'Football's Hidden Story' & 'Soccer Cam'.
September 8, 2008... GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will premiere Soccer Cam at 8 p.m. EDT and Football's Hidden Story at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4 to North American audiences. The much-anticipated GolTV original series, Soccer Cam,...

One of Nations Top Ten Long-Term Care Providers Adopts New Technology.
September 8, 2008... PointClickCare, (PCC) a company exclusively dedicated to providing Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, announced that industry giant SunBridge Healthcare Corporation (SunBridge), a subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (SHG), will be...

VA Mobile Health Care Clinics Reach Rural Veterans.
September 8, 2008... The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rolling out four new mobile health clinics outfitted to bring primary care and mental health services closer to veterans in 24 predominately rural counties, where patients must travel long distances to...

Try-It Distributing Brings Purple, Life's Superdrink, to Buffalo Region.
September 8, 2008... Purple Beverage Company, Inc. (OTCBB: PPBV), announced that it has shipped its signature beverage, Purple(TM), to Try-It Distributing's non-alcoholic division, Balkan Beverage, to place in its retail and on-premise accounts in the Buffalo, New...

Alcoholic Drinks in Tunisia Report Illustrate How the Market Is Set To Change.
September 8, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bb6544/alcoholic_drinks_i) has announced the addition of the "Alcoholic Drinks in Tunisia" report to their offering (see also Research and Markets Ltd.). The Alcoholic...

Get Insight into Trends in Market Performance with Alcoholic Drinks in Uzbekistan.
September 8, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/14b05d/alcoholic_drinks_i) has announced the addition of the "Alcoholic Drinks in Uzbekistan" report to their offering (see also Research and Markets Ltd.). The Alcoholic...

The Latest Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors Report is Now Available, Offering Key Insights into Strategy and Development in the Nicotinics Arena.
September 8, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fa1115/neuronal_nicotinic) has announced the addition of the "Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors - July 2008" report to their offering (see also Research and Markets Ltd.). ...

A 'Christian' Alcoholic Comes to Terms With His Gayness by Becoming an International Fashion Model in the Newly Released Memoir 'Falling Off the Catwalk'.
September 8, 2008... In the mid 90s Robert has a seemingly ideal life: a secure corporate job, a string of pretty girlfriends, and a condo in a SoCal beach town. Conflict between his outward success and inner turmoil prompted him, at 29, to run away to Europe. Set...

Fatal protein interactions may explain neurological diseases.
September 15, 2008... In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how proteins involved in neurodegenerative...

Data on anxiety disorders detailed by S.V. Argyropoulos and co-authors.
September 15, 2008... "Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to suffer from mood and anxiety disorders compared with the general population. We explored the aetiology of this comorbidity using a twin study design," scientists in London, the United Kingdom...

Data on anxiety disorders published by researchers at Columbia University.
September 15, 2008... "This study sought to determine whether black/white disparities in service utilization for mental health and substance use disorders persist or are diminished among individuals with psychiatric comorbidity in the general population. The...

New findings in anxiety disorders described by R. Mojtabai and co-researchers.
September 15, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, "Primary care physicians, rather than psychiatrists, prescribe a majority of psychotropic medications in the United States. However, past research has shown...

Reports from University of Athens, Medical Department advance knowledge in anxiety disorders.
September 15, 2008... " Tolerance, dependence, and adverse effects on cognitive functions are well-known consequences of long-term use of benzodiazepines (BDZ), especially at high doses, raising thorny therapeutic problems in their discontinuation. One promising...

New findings reported from Maastricht University, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network describe advances in personality disorders.
September 15, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'A momentary assessment study of the reputed emotional phenotype associated with borderline personality disorder' new findings in personality disorders. "Stress is postulated to play an essential role in the expression of...

New personality disorders research reported from Veterans Affairs Medical Center.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Auditory processing abnormalities in schizotypal personality disorder: an fMRI experiment using tones of deviant pitch and duration' new findings in personality disorders. According to recent research from the United...

New findings from University of Utah, Department of Psychology describe advances in post-traumatic stress disorders.
September 15, 2008... A new study, 'Psychological symptoms and marital satisfaction in spouses of Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans: relationships with spouses' perceptions of veterans' experiences and symptoms,' is now available. According to a study from the United...

Research from Maastricht University, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network in the area of psychosis published.(Report)
September 15, 2008... New research, 'Social cognition and neurocognition as independent domains in psychosis,' is the subject of a report. "Patients with psychosis display alterations in social cognition as well as in the realm of neurocognition. It is unclear,...

Reports summarize schizophrenia research from Chinese Academy of Sciences.(Clinical report)
September 15, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Objective measures of prospective memory do not correlate with subjective complaints in schizophrenia.' According to recent research published in the journal Schizophrenia Research, "While a number...

New data from B. Karlsson et al illuminate research in mental health.
September 15, 2008... "In Norway, as in most western countries, the adult services for people experiencing mental health problems have gone through major changes over the last decades. A report submitted to the Norwegian Parliament in 1997 summarized several areas...

Findings from University of Pittsburgh provide new insights into schizophrenia.
September 15, 2008... "Alterations in the inhibitory circuitry of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in schizophrenia include reduced expression of the messenger RNA (mRNA) for somatostatin (SST), a neuropeptide present in a subpopulation of...

New findings from A. Haas and co-authors describe advances in suicide.
September 15, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Objective and Participants: From 2002 to 2005, the authors tested an interactive, Web-based method to encourage college students at risk for suicide to seek treatment. The authors invited...

New alcoholism data have been reported by M.A. Murado and co-authors.(Report)
September 15, 2008... New research, 'Alcoholic chestnut fermentation in mixed culture. Compatibility criteria between Aspergillus oryzae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Vigo, Spain, "The main...

Data from C.A. Yeager and colleagues advance knowledge in dementia quality of care.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Apathy in dementia: relations with depression, functional competence, and quality of life.' According to recent research from the United States, "This study set out to clarify the association of...

New depression risk factors study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Risk for depression is associated with neural biases in emotional categorisation,' new data in depression. According to recent research published in the journal Neuropsychologia, "Negative biases in emotional processing...

New life sciences data have been reported by researchers at University of Houston, Department of Psychology.
September 15, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Relationship-contingent self-esteem and the ups and downs of romantic relationships,' new data in life sciences. According to recent research from the United States, "Relationship-contingent self-esteem (RCSE) emerges...

New psychosis study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Manchester.
September 15, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Schizotypy and psychosis-like experiences from recreational cannabis in a non-clinical sample,' have been published. According to a study from Manchester, the United Kingdom, "The relationship between...

New schizophrenia study findings recently were reported by researchers at King's College London, Department of Psychology.(Report)
September 15, 2008... A new study, 'Neurological basis of poor insight in psychosis: a voxel-based MRI study,' is now available. According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "As a reflection of poor insight, people with schizophrenia often disagree...

Reports from Medical College of Georgia highlight recent research in schizophrenia.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Research findings, 'Schizoid-like features and season of birth in a nonpatient sample,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from the United States, "People with the deficit subtype of schizophrenia differs from others with...

Scientists at Wayne State University describe research in schizophrenia.(Report)
September 15, 2008... Fresh data on schizophrenia are presented in the report 'No difference in the prevalence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) between first-episode schizophrenia patients, offspring of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.' "The reported...

Studies from Macquarie University provide new data on schizophrenia.
September 15, 2008... Data detailed in 'Remediation of facial emotion perception in schizophrenia: concomitant changes in visual attention' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Schizophrenia Research, "The study examined changes...

Research on schizophrenia genetics discussed by scientists at King's College London.
September 15, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Neuregulin-1 and the P300 waveform--a preliminary association study using a psychosis endophenotype,' have been published. According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Neuregulin-1...

Scientists at University of California discuss research in schizophrenia genetics.
September 15, 2008... A report, 'Verbal working memory impairments in individuals with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives: findings from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia,' is newly published data in Schizophrenia Research. According to...

Reports summarize schizophrenia prevention study results from University of Melbourne.
September 15, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Corpus callosum shape alterations in individuals prior to the onset of psychosis,' have been published. "Reductions in the size of the anterior callosum have been described for both first-episode...

'American Airlines Living Your Dream' Profiles Miami Business Leader James A. Champion.
September 15, 2008... James A. Champion, the head of a high-powered Miami-based human resources consulting and management firm will share the secrets of his success on "American Airlines Living Your Dream," a radio series which airs each month on The Michael Baisden...

American Red Cross Responds to Hurricane Gustav.
September 15, 2008... Hurricane Gustav created a critical need for overnight shelters, food supplies and emotional support. To swiftly respond following Gustav's landfall along the Gulf Coast, the American Red Cross moved disaster relief supplies that were...

Roadside Attractions' ITALIAN Cracks 100 Screens.
September 15, 2008... Roadside Attractions' limited release of EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ITALIAN, set to debut on September 5th, keeps getting bigger as top exhibitors continue to book the film in the largest grossing theaters in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and...

Do You Know What To Look for When It Comes To Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
September 15, 2008... THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT BROUGHT TO YOU BY SHIRE (see also Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). DO YOU EVER WONDER IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, OR ADHD? HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU KNEW...