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Mental Health information resources in Georgia Watching Wrestling Positively Associated with Date Fighting
The frequency of viewing wrestling on TV was associated with date fighting and other health risk behaviors, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services. Anxiety Medications
Antianxiety medications help to calm and relax the anxious person and remove the troubling symptoms. There are a number of antianxiety medications currently available. The preferred medications for most anxiety disorders are the benzodiazepines such as Valium, Xanax/Zanex, and Ativan. Information about Some of the Newer 'Atypical' Antidepressants
Information about some of the newer 'atypical' antidepressants - Buspar buspirone Desyrel trazodone Effexor venlafaxine Remeron mirtazapine Serzone nefazodone Wellbutrin bupropion. Tricyclic Antidepressants
Information on the tricyclic antidepressants, including Adapin (doxepin), Anafranil (clomipramine), Elavil (amitriptyline), Endep (amitriptyline), Ludiomil (maprotiline), Norpramin (desipramine), Pamelor (nortryptyline), Pertofrane (desipramine), Sinequan (doxepin), Surmontil (trimipramine), Tofranil (imipramine), and Vivactil (protriptyline) Benzodiazepines - to treat anxiety
Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used medications to treat anxiety disorders. Olanzapine(Zyprexa)Information
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is an atypical antipsychotic medication that is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nodding or Shaking Head May Influence Your Own Thoughts
When you nod your head to signal approval or shake your head to show disapproval, it’s not just sending a message to others – you may also be influencing yourself. A new study showed that these simple movements influenced people’s agreement with an editorial they heard while nodding or shaking their head. Brain Image Database Benefits Research and Education Worldwide
Brain scans are an important tool for medical science, basic research and education, but this expensive technology is often out of reach for many institutions. Now a team at Dartmouth College has developed a repository for images of human brain scans that is available free to researchers and educators worldwide. Clozapine (Clozaril) Information
Clozapine (Clozaril) was the first of the newer atypical antipsychotic medications. Binge Eating Disorder
Information from The Weight Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease on Binge Eating Disorder. Cocaine Harms Brain's Pleasure Center
Researchers report first direct evidence that cocaine harms brain's "pleasure center." The drug attacks the very cells that allow users to feel its effects. This finding may aid understanding of addiction, depression, and normal aging. Voting Laws Discriminate Against Mentally Disabled
An Arkansas researcher says more than a million people may be banned from voting booths this November. Their crime: to suffer from mental disabilities that place them under psychological guardianship. The Social Work Profession - from CASW
Basic information about social workers and the social work profession. Antipsychotic Medications
Antipsychotic medications are the treatment-of-choice for schizophrenia and similar severe mental disorders Personality Disorders Overlap More Broadly in Teens than Adults
Personality disorders tend to overlap more broadly in adolescents than in adults, according to a study in the December 2000 American Journal of Psychiatry. The researchers found evidence that borderline personality disorder frequently overlaps -- or is comorbid -- with other personality disorders, such as schizotypal and passive-aggressive personality disorders. Schizophrenia's Sub-Types Linked to Problems in Different Parts of the Brain
Schizophrenia may not be one single disease but rather an array of disorders whose psychiatric and cognitive symptoms vary according to which part of the brain is affected and to what degree. (Neuropsychology, Oct-2002) Chat Communities on the Net
Cyberspace chat communities have a culture of their own. Find out more about these real-time Internet interactions. What, Me Worry?
Anticipatory anxiety and negative fantasy can ruin life in the present. Should Doctors Help you Kill Yourself?
The debate over assisted suicide rages in the U.S. and elsewhere. Should doctors help you kill yourself? The Mind and the Body are the Same Thing
Where does the mind end and the body begin? The more we learn the more this question becomes meaningless. Negative Emotions Mellow with Age
A large longitudinal study finds that we feel less negative emotion as life progresses. | 