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The Future Role of functional MRI

Kerry — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:05:43 -0600

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Psychological Profile

Kerry — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:57:32 -0700

http://www.amfor.net/acs/

Adopted Child Syndrome (ACS)

According to public opinion polls, most Americans agree that adoption is at least a "risk factor" to a child's developmental, behavioral and academic development. The belief that adoption has a psychology of its own is evidenced by clinical studies amassed both prior to and since the late 1940s when the states began making adoptees' origins secret.

That adoptees are prone to specific behaviors referred to as "Adopted Child Syndrome," says famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz, is just another "abuse excuse" to avoid reponsibility for their actions, including felony crimes. But this is the same Alan Dershowitz who, in his op-ed piece in the LA Times, suggested using "Torture Warrants" -- court ordered to control what Dershowitz calls the "inevitable" use of torture by U.S. law enforcement in the "war on terrorism." He claims torture is "constitutional," regardless that it is also detrimental to a democratic society. He rationalizes that its sanctioning by warrant would make it more accountable and transparent. "If we are to have torture," he argues, "it should be authorized by the law." Notwithstanding that falsification of sealed birth records, and adoption itself, have never been deemed "constitutional" or democratic, Dershowitz seems to be missing the point of our profiling people who are victims of adoption abuse, not as an "excuse," but as a "reason" for the prevalance of sociopathology and violent crime among those whose lives were forever manipulated by adoption politics and lawyers "in their best interests."

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Stress in pregnancy hits offspring's emotional brain

Kerry — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:50:16 -0700

Stress experienced by a pregnant female can alter the structure of her offspring's brain, particularly regions vital for emotional development, scientists have discovered. Furthermore, in rodents at least, the effects differ in male and female offspring. That might help explain the different susceptibilities of men and women to emotional and psychiatric disorders, says Katharina Braun, from the University of Magdeburg,Germany. Braun presented the work at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies' annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. Braun and colleagues at the University of Jerusalem in Israel studied the effects of stress on pregnant rats. If they become stressed in last trimester of pregnancy, their offspring developed fewer nerve connections in two brain regions that control emotions - the cingulate cortex and orbitofrontal cortex. In addition, the nerve cells in several other regions show different branching patterns to normal, with different effects on males and females. In the hippocampus, an important region that controls memory and emotion, males show an increase in branching while females show a decrease. In the prefrontal cortex, the males develop shorter nerve branches, while the females do not. Braun has not yet tested the behavioural effects of these changes on adult rats, but the results could reveal a possible mechanism for the development of emotional disorders seen in humans.

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Struggling School-Age Boys

Kerry — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:56:50 -0600

A new study says parents are right to worry about their sons.

Peg Tyre

Newsweek Web Exclusive

Updated: 1:10 PM ET Sep 8, 2008

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Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe

Kerry — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:31:59 -0600

From: BMJ, 25 February, 2006

Children in institutional care are at risk of attachment disorderand developmental delay, but Europe still relies heavily onthis form of care for children in adversity

Child placement

Welcome to Max’s World

Kerry — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:03:28 -0600

Bipolar disorder is a mystery and a subject of medical debate. But for the Blakes, it's just reality.

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Alzheimer's or depression: Could it be both?

Kerry — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:28:57 -0600

Alzheimer's and depression have some similar symptoms. Proper treatment improves quality of life.

From MayoClinic.com

Early Alzheimer's and depression share many symptoms, so it can be difficult even for doctors to distinguish between the two disorders. And many people with Alzheimer's — up to 40 percent, in fact — also are depressed.

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More than 2 million U.S. teens depressed

Kerry — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:39:09 -0600

13 percent of girls and 5 percent of boys affected, federal study says

Reuters

updated 1:50 p.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008

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The Upside of ADHD

Kerry — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:17:15 -0600

Enthusiasm, empathy and high energy among traits the disorder carries

by Marilyn Lewis for MSN Health & Fitness

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Are you prone to long farts?

Kerry — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:41:28 -0600

Scientists decode brain farts

Up to 30 seconds before your goof, the brain starts acting abnormally

LiveScience

updated 7:14 p.m. ET, Mon., April. 21, 2008

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Suicide risk dims hope for anti-addiction pills

Kerry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:06:02 -0600

Once-promising treatments tied to psychiatric problems in patients

The Associated Press

updated 2:47 p.m. ET, Wed., April. 23, 2008

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Do we have multiple personalities?

Kerry — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:51:26 -0600

In ‘Multiplicity,’ author argues that we are all made up of many characters

TODAY

updated 12:12 p.m. ET, Mon., April. 14, 2008

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David Owen: Tony Blair and John F Kennedy may have been power crazy

Kerry — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:46:31 -0600

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/04/15/ftowen115.xml&DCMP=ILC-traffdrv07053100

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A Comparison Between Youth Suicide And Adoption Youth Suicide

Kerry — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:19:23 -0600

By Origins Inc

The suicide rate of males aged 18 to 24 has trebled in the past 20 years. The suicide rate of teenage adolescent 14-19 year olds has risen by 600% over the last 25 years.

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Parental loss in childhood, particularly when it occurs in the first four years of life and involves the loss of both parents, leads to an increase in suicide behaviour. This increase appears to be independent of the subsequent childhood environment.

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Nerdo-Enhancement

Kerry — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:56:29 -0600

Geeks, jocks, and doping.

By William Saletan
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 2:29 PM ET

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Prevention Pays: The Costs of Not Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

Kerry — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:44:05 -0600

Document Author: National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. [The Clearinghouse is supported by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 11.0. Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013-1182]

Child abuse

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services:Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues: Analysis of Secondary Data

Kerry — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:49:00 -0600

1 Introduction

[ Main page of Report | Contents of Report ]

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Training Daze: Why do doctors fixate on diagnosis, not treatment?

Kerry — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:09:33 -0600

By Darshak Sanghavi

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Drugs, Dollars and Diagnosis

Kerry — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:46:48 -0600

By Maia Szalavitz for MSN Health & Fitness

Freelance

Every few years, it seems, there’s a new diagnosis for a controversial disease or condition.

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Do you know about your Omega-3?

Kerry — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:45:47 -0700

Overview

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Happiness: stopping the sadness is a bad thing?

Kerry — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:32:28 -0700

The push for ever-greater well-being is facing a backlash, fueled by research on the value of sadness.

By Sharon Begley
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 1:10 PM ET Feb 2, 2008

Bartender !?!

A breed of pill-popping mal-contents

Kerry — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:31:52 -0700

ADHD update: New data on the risks of medication
From Harvard Health Publications
Harvard

Medications — chiefly the stimulants dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate — are the only proven treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with its symptoms of distractibility, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity. But the benefits of stimulants last only as long as patients continue to take them, and worries about the risks of long-term use are again in the news.

Child placement

The Brain: Mindless Matter

Niels — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:07:49 -0700

The Brain: Mindless Matter

Lynn Koller
April 20, 2005

Contact – Lynn@CosmicScribbler.com

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Aggressive Behavior

Niels — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:09:36 -0700

from: http://www.psy.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/sohee/Publications/Raine_Park.pdf

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Brain Matures Late in Kids With ADHD

Niels — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:40:48 -0700

Brain Scans Show Children With the Condition Lag Three Years Behind Peers

By NIDHI THAREJA, M.D.
ABC News Medical Unit
Nov. 12, 2007

Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to brain development, a new study suggests.

The study is the first to quantify the differences in brain development between children with ADHD and their non-ADHD counterparts.

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Repeat Screenings for Soldiers Find More PTSD

Niels — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0700

War-Related Trauma May Only Surface Months After Experiences, Study Finds

By CARLA WILLIAMS
ABC News Medical Unit

Nov. 13, 2007—

Screening soldiers twice instead of just once in the months after they return from war zones may help clinicians catch more war-related mental health problems.

So says new research that suggests that repeat mental health screenings for soldiers can significantly improve both their mental health and their access to proper care.

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Are Drugs Being Misused On Foster Kids?

Mary — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:08:18 -0600

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/18/eveningnews/printable2104249.shtml

Are Drugs Being Misused On Foster Kids?

CONROE, Texas, Oct. 18, 2006

(CBS) Colby Holcomb's mom concedes that the 8-year-old, who's been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, can be a handful at home. But does such behavior merit the treatment Colby received in foster care?

Andrea Holcomb lost custody of her son when he was 7, after her ex-husband made allegations of sexual abuse, CBS News national correspondent Byron Pitts reports. These allegations later proved false — but in the meantime, Colby was placed in the Texas foster care system. For 18 months, he was in at least five foster homes. It's a time that still haunts Colby and his family.

Andrea says Colby was on at least 20 different drugs when he was in foster care. Yet, she says she has "no idea" why and says it was never explained to her.

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Injection of Reflection

Kerry — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:55:34 -0700

There's wide support for a death penalty, but those who carry it out are increasingly uncomfortable.

Ken Light / Corbis

http://www.newsweek.com/id/69546/page/1

The Criminal Mind

Message in a bottle

The Future Role of functional MRI

Psychological Profile

Adopted Child Syndrome (ACS)

Stress in pregnancy hits offspring's emotional brain

Struggling School-Age Boys

A new study says parents are right to worry about their sons.

Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe

Welcome to Max’s World

Alzheimer's or depression: Could it be both?

Alzheimer's and depression have some similar symptoms. Proper treatment improves quality of life.

More than 2 million U.S. teens depressed

The Upside of ADHD

Enthusiasm, empathy and high energy among traits the disorder carries

Are you prone to long farts?

Scientists decode brain farts

Up to 30 seconds before your goof, the brain starts acting abnormally

Suicide risk dims hope for anti-addiction pills

Do we have multiple personalities?

David Owen: Tony Blair and John F Kennedy may have been power crazy

A Comparison Between Youth Suicide And Adoption Youth Suicide

Nerdo-Enhancement

Geeks, jocks, and doping.

Prevention Pays: The Costs of Not Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services:Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues: Analysis of Secondary Data

1 Introduction

Training Daze: Why do doctors fixate on diagnosis, not treatment?

Drugs, Dollars and Diagnosis

Do you know about your Omega-3?

Overview

Happiness: stopping the sadness is a bad thing?

The push for ever-greater well-being is facing a backlash, fueled by research on the value of sadness.

A breed of pill-popping mal-contents

The Brain: Mindless Matter

The Brain: Mindless Matter

Aggressive Behavior

Brain Matures Late in Kids With ADHD

Brain Scans Show Children With the Condition Lag Three Years Behind Peers

Repeat Screenings for Soldiers Find More PTSD

War-Related Trauma May Only Surface Months After Experiences, Study Finds

By CARLA WILLIAMS ABC News Medical Unit

Are Drugs Being Misused On Foster Kids?

Are Drugs Being Misused On Foster Kids?

Injection of Reflection

There's wide support for a death penalty, but those who carry it out are increasingly uncomfortable.

By CARLA WILLIAMS
ABC News Medical Unit