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Troops Face Varied Mental Disorders

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Although post-traumatic stress disorder receives considerable attention as the main source of mental disorders among soldiers, a new UK study suggests otherwise. ...

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Childhood ADHD and Adult Criminality

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A new study by the Yale School of Public Health discovers children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are ...

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Collateral Damage from Gambling

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Gambling is often perceived as a harmless pastime that may enable an individual to retreat from the daily grind and provide ...

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Adolescent Gambling Linked to Conduct Disorders

Monday, October 26th, 2009

New research has determined that one in 10 adolescent boys have symptoms of conduct disorder, as well ...

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Help Young Adults Manage Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Monday, October 19th, 2009

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has awarded Saint Louis University a grant ...

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New Test Screens Teen Sex and Substance Abuse

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Although authorities acknowledge that alcohol and drug use are associated with risky adolescent ...

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Phone Counseling Helps Teens Quit Smoking

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Two new studies have discovered cognitive behavioral training and motivational interviewing are effective telephonic strategies to help teens stop smoking. Researchers at ...

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New Program Helps Mental Health Patients Stop Smoking

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Experts say that tobacco use among mental health patients account for nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United ...

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Teens with Mental Health Issues May Develop Online Addiction

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

A new report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine posits that adolescents with psychiatric symptoms may ...

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New Research Strategy for Substance Abuse

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Substance abuse now accounts for one in 14 hospital admissions and billions in health care costs. Accordingly, leading scientists have presented a ...

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