Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

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• Alzheimer's Disease
• Child Behavior & Development
• Depression
• Doctor-Patient Relationship
• Parkinson's Disease

• Single Status at Middle-Age May Affect Alzheimer's Risk Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Middle-aged people who are widowed or divorced are more likely than their cohabiting counterparts to have cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in later life, according to a study published online on July 2 in BMJ.

• Ghrelin May Play Role in Alcohol Dependence Date: Jul 2, 2009

  In addition to its already known function in the regulation of eating, central ghrelin signaling appears to be necessary for the rewarding properties of alcohol, according to research published online June 29 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

• Source: Contemporary Pediatrics
  

  Inside the world of dangerous teens Date: Jul 2, 2009 By: Stephanie Skernivitz

  Adolescents who think they'll die young don't think twice when it comes using drugs, considering suicide, arrests, or contracting HIV, according to new research.

• Source: Formulary
  

  ADHD medications may be linked to sudden unexplained death Date: Jul 1, 2009 By: Formulary journal staff

  A matched, case-control analysis demonstrated an association between the use of stimulant medications (used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]) and sudden unexplained death in children and adolescents.

• June 2009 Briefing - Psychiatry Date: Jul 1, 2009

• Online Genetic Test Results Can Help Smokers Quit Date: Jul 1, 2009

  Whether genetic test results indicate relatives of lung cancer patients are at high or low risk for the disease, smokers' subsequent uptake of smoking cessation services is high, according to a study published online June 30 in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

• FDA Calls for Chantix, Zyban to Feature Boxed Warning Date: Jul 1, 2009

  Prescribing information for the smoking cessation drugs varenicline (Chantix) and buproprion (Zyban) must feature a boxed warning that discusses potentially serious mental health changes linked to the drugs, according to an announcement July 1 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

• Dads' Depression Linked to Later Infant Crying Date: Jun 30, 2009

  Symptoms of depression in soon-to-be fathers during pregnancy may be a risk factor for excessive infant crying, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics.

• Adolescents' Lifespan Belief Linked to Health Outcomes Date: Jun 30, 2009

  A perceived risk of early death appears to have a reciprocal relationship with health outcomes and risk behaviors in adolescents, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics.