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Cardiac risk assessment before the use of stimulant medications in children and youth: A joint position statement by the Canadian Paediatric Society, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Warren AE, Hamilton RM, Bélanger SA, Gray C, Gow RM, Sanatani S, Côté JM, Lougheed J, LeBlanc J, Martin S, Miles B, Mitchell C, Gorman DA, Weiss M, Schachar R.IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.Can J Cardiol. 2009 Nov;25(11):625-30. Regulatory decisions and scientific statements regarding the management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) raise […]

Suicidality and veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury: Precipitants events, protective factors, and prevention strategies

Brenner LA, Homaifar BY, Adler LE, Wolfman JH, Kemp J. Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center. Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Nov;54(4):390-7. Objectives: To increase understanding regarding precipitating and preventative factors of suicidal behavior and to highlight past experiences and recommendations regarding services aimed at suicide prevention among Veterans with a […]

Dual-process action of exercise on appetite control: increase in orexigenic drive but improvement in meal-induced satiety

King NA, Caudwell PP, Hopkins M, Stubbs JR, Naslund E, Blundell JE.Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Oct;90(4):921-7. BACKGROUND: Exercise could contribute to weight loss by altering the sensitivity of the appetite regulatory system. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the effects […]

Posttraumatic stress disorder, guilt, depression, and meaning in life among military veterans

Owens GP, Steger MF, Whitesell AA, Herrera CJ.Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.J Trauma Stress. 2009 Nov 18. Veterans of various service eras (N = 174) completed an Internet survey about combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, guilt, and meaning in life. Results of a hierarchical regression indicated that younger age; […]

The new types of addiction

Semaille P.D.M.G.-U.L.B. (Department of General Medicine of the U.L.B (Université Libre de Bruxelles))Rev Med Brux. 2009 Sep;30(4):335-57 Addiction is characterized by the inability to control his consumption of product or control certain behaviors, and the continuation of the behavior despite knowledge of its adverse effects. Addictions to substances like heroin, cocaine, etc., are well known. […]

Principles for the wise use of computers by children

Straker L, Pollock C, Maslen B.Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia. Ergonomics. 2009 Nov;52(11):1386-401. Computer use by children at home and school is now common in many countries. Child computer exposure varies with the type of computer technology available and the child’s age, gender and social group. This paper reviews the current exposure data […]

Wives of pathological gamblers: personality traits, depressive symptoms and social adjustment

Mazzoleni MH, Gorenstein C, Fuentes D, Tavares H.Gambling Outpatient Unit and Other Impulse Control Disorder, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2009 Oct 16. pii: S1516-44462009005000009. Objective: Wives of pathological gamblers tend to endure long marriages despite financial and emotional burden. Difficulties in social adjustment, personality psychopathology, and […]

Internet addiction: a descriptive clinical study focusing on comorbidities and dissociative symptoms

Bernardi S, Pallanti S.Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, NY, USA.Compr Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec;50(6):510-6. Epub 2009 Jan 20. AIMS: Internet addiction (IAD) is an emerging cause of morbidity and has been recently considered to merit inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Given the paucity of knowledge […]

Characteristics of pathological gamblers with a problem gambling parent

Schreiber L, Odlaug BL, Kim SW, Grant JE.Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Am J Addict. 2009 Nov-Dec;18(6):462-9. This analysis compares the characteristics of adult pathological gamblers with and without a problem gambling parent. A sample of 517 individuals with current DSM-IV pathological gambling was categorized based on presence of […]

Sleep disorders in substance abusers: how common are they?

Mahfoud Y, Talih F, Streem D, Budur K.Dr. Mahfoud is an Addiction Psychiatry Fellow from the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio.Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2009 Sep;6(9):38-42. Substance abuse is a major public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. Comorbid disorders are suspected to cause a high relapse rate. Subjects with sleep disorders tend to […]

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