Lawrence AJ, Luty J, Bogdan NA, Sahakian BJ, Clark L.Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Addiction. 2009 Jun. Problem gambling has been proposed to represent a ‘behavioural addiction’ that may provide key insights into vulnerability mechanisms underlying addiction in brains that are not affected by the damaging effects of drugs. Our […]
Higher levels of vitamin D, synthesized in the skin after being exposed to the sun and found in oily fish, are associated with increased brain power among middle-aged men, according to a new study. The study compared the cognitive performance of more than 3,000 men between the ages of 40 and 79 years. Men with […]
Taking moderate to high daily doses of antidepressants for more than 2 years is associated with an 84% increased risk for diabetes, according to a large observational study conducted by a group from Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine in Bremen, Germany, based on the data from the U.K. General Practice Research Database. […]
Wong PW, Chan WS, Conwell Y, Conner KR, Yip PS.HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. J Affect Disord. 2009 Apr 23. BACKGROUND: Pathological gambling is associated with suicidal ideation and attempt. There is no known report on pathological gambling preceding suicide. By examining a series of […]
Immigrants’ voyages to a new land have been among the most exciting and noble of human endeavors. It is the amazing courage to flee oppression, to leave behind everything that is familiar, and to chance the hostility of a completely alien culture in order to find freedom, opportunity, and a better life. Immigrants are moving […]
Guan SS, Subrahmanyam K.Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles, USA, California State University, Los Angeles and Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2009 Apr 20. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks […]
Kuntsche E, Stewart SH.Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, Switzerland. J Health Psychol. 2009 May. A structural equation model was estimated based on a Swiss national sample of 5649 12- to 18-year-olds to test whether individual drinking motives mediate the link between classmates’ motives and individual alcohol use. Results showed that […]
This book discusses the different mental and physical aspects of alcohol abuse, including prenatal fetal intoxication. It explores the many types of social behavior affected by the excessive use of alcohol and the physical repercussions of this syndrome. It covers a vast variety of alcohol related conditions by many select consultants in this field. Alcohol […]
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and severe psychiatric disorder precipitated by exposure to a psychologically distressing event. PTSD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. PTSD is characterized by the presence of three distinct, but co-occurring, symptom clusters. Reexperiencing symptoms describe spontaneous, often insuppressible intrusions of the traumatic memory in the form of […]
Suicidal behavior is a major medical and social problem. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that alcohol and drug abuse is associated with suicidal ideation, attempts and suicides. Next to depression, alcoholism and drug abuse are the psychiatric conditions most strongly associated with suicide attempts and completed suicides. Alcohol and drugs are involved in about 50 […]
