The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, Issue 4
...esteem. It is also linked to depression, substance abuse and may develop into adult anxiety, major depression and attempts at committing suicide. Since the mid 1990s a number of groups have started to use cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to help children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. CBT aims to...Women, kids and Australia's mental health crisis
Women's health problems, depression and child abuse represented a major health crisis in Australia, a ...social personality disorder, to experience alcohol abuse and to have premature death because of suicide. "The causes of the higher rates of depression and me...UCLA study identifies $7 in societal savings for every $1 spent on drug abuse treatment
...dy finds that the average $1,583 cost of substance abuse treatment is offset by monetary benefits such as r...themselves, spending taxpayer dollars on substance abuse treatment appears to be a wise investment," said Susan Ettner, lead author and professor of general ...Binghamton University psychologist honored by NIH for alcohol, developing brain research
...ody and mind, how we can prevent and treat alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and how today's scientific advancements can provide hope for tomorrow."......tute of Health (NIH) to find out. Chronic alcohol abuse kills brain cells in the front of the brain, which affect planning, and social interactions and inhibitions. The UQ team with collaborators from The University of Texas, want to find out what makes these cells so vulnerable. Professor Dodd said his...Anxiety disorders increase risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts
...icle. Mood disorders such as depression, substance abuse disorders and schizophrenia are well established risk factors for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts but, the authors suggest, because anxiety disorders often co-exist with these mental disorders, the impact of anxiety disorders on risk for suici...Unrelated adults in the home associated with child-abuse deaths
... and to live in households previously reported for abuse or neglect. In this study, the researchers focused on household composition as an independent risk factor for fatal inflicted injuries. They classified households into five groups, those with: 1. Two biologic parents (cases - 37%, controls - 64%)...Research reveals likely connection between early-life stress and teenage mental health problems
...duct disorders, anxiety, depression, suicide, drug abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. Both genetic f...her situations, such as ongoing mental or physical abuse or neglect, both of which can increase the incidence of mental health problems. In contrast, for th...First human tests of antidepressant bupropion as methamphetamine addiction treatment hold promise
... key component of bringing the ongoing epidemic of abuse under control," said Dr. Thomas F. Newton, the study's principal investigator and professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. "Bupropion's novel effect on the brain is what makes this line of research so promising," added Ne...NIDA unveils campaign to send teens the message
...onent of the National Institutes of Health. "Drug abuse prevention is HIV prevention," says NIDA Director ...that can promote HIV transmission, NIDA views drug abuse treatment as essential HIV prevention." While research has shown that a large proportion of young pe...Johns Hopkins study suggests link between caffeine dependence and family history of alcoholism
...ous caffeine habit and a family history of alcohol abuse are more likely to ignore advice to stop using caffeine during pregnancy.Withdrawal symptoms, functional impairment and craving were cited by the women as reasons they could not cut out or cut back on caffeine use. None of the women had a current alc...Nursing home quality stagnates, says HealthGrades
...t to 6.5 percent from 2003 to 2004, while patient abuse remained stable at 17 percent of complaints, accor...ccidents Resident status Pressure sores Patient abuse Accidents made up more than 25 percent of all actual harm citations. Maintaining a resident's highe...UNICEF report shows disabled children at serious risk
...sabled children at increased risk for violence and abuse are often related to social, cultural and economic... all programs intended to end violence towards and abuse of children, and these children cannot wait until issues of violence and abuse are first addressed f...New study finds anabolic steroids may be addictive
... The researcher noted that the specific pattern of abuse demonstrated by hamsters suggests that a commonly held belief about steroids is true: rather than an acute high like that experienced by a cocaine or heroine user, steroid abusers experience a chronic, long-term sense of well-being. "In other word...Evidence links cocaine abuse and Parkinson's disease
Adults who abuse cocaine might increase their risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD), and pregnant women who abuse cocaine could increase the risk of their children developing PD later in life, according to results ...Study shows complex link between abuse and eating disorders
...Ill. -- Women who were victims of childhood sexual abuse have long been assumed to be at a higher risk for ...the two, though not a direct one. Childhood sexual abuse is not a significant risk factor on its own, but it is when combined with psychological distress (de...Teen daughters of parents with HIV have higher childbearing rate
..., asking about childbearing, family finances, drug abuse or risky sexual behaviors and testing their mental health status and self-esteem. Participants were also asked if they participated in the coping skills intervention and religious services, counseling with a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worke...Penn study reveals prevalence of night eating syndrome among people with psychiatric conditions
...ese patients to exhibit the condition. Substance abuse was also more likely to occur among patients with night eating syndrome (30.6%) than among those without night eating syndrome (8.3%). It was reported that alcohol was the most commonly abused substance. "Given the prevalence of night eating synd...Initial results help clinicians identify patients with treatment-resistant depression
... response included co-occurring anxiety, substance abuse or physical disorders, and lower quality of life. This study is an effectiveness trial, which typically asks tougher questions than traditional efficacy trials, which measure only the reduction of symptoms. Effectiveness trials, which measure sympt......ught that elderly adults diagnosed with an alcohol abuse problem could be a "vulnerable population" that might receive substandard treatment in the hospitals. "I think that concern was that, as we know, patients who have mental health diagnoses can experience some level of stigma when they enter the healt...