Sellman D, Connor J, Robinson G, Jackson R.Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.N Z Med J. 2009 Sep 25;122(1303):97-101. Doctors have been promoting alcohol as a health tonic for a very long time. The last 30 years has seen the accumulation of a considerable medical literature investigating the potential role of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
