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Long-Term Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Are Not So Mild

Children with mild TBI can experience physical and cognitive symptoms and impaired function for many months.

Several Autism Genes Identified

Three teams independently found very strong evidence for mutations in at least three specific genes.

Aseptic Meningitis an Adverse Effect of Lamotrigine

An analysis of FDA data suggests that aseptic meningitis may be associated with lamotrigine.

Exposure to Alcohol Use by Parents and in Movies Correlates with Onset of Adolescent Drinking

But only exposure in movies predicts transition to binge drinking.

The Pleasure of Scratching an Itch: A Love–Hate Relationship

Itch is miserable, and scratching it can be incredibly satisfying and pleasurable. Is scratching an itch more pleasurable in some anatomic sites than in others? . . .

Ten Percent of U.S. Children Live with a Parent with Alcohol Use Disorder

This translates to 7.5 million children at increased risk for mental health problems, parental neglect and abuse, and development of a problem with alcohol use themselves.

Which Comes First: Depression or Risk Behaviors?

Depressive symptoms precede increases in adolescent use of tobacco, marijuana, and hard drugs but not alcohol.

Add Extended-Release Guanfacine to a Stimulant for ADHD?

Extended-release guanfacine can be a safe and effective add-on for a child with ADHD who adheres to a maximum-dose stimulant regimen and responds suboptimally.

Insomnia Drugs Linked to Increased Mortality

But confounding could partly explain the findings in this observational study.

Timing of Biomarker Changes in Alzheimer Disease Process

Abnormal amyloid biomarker levels may be seen before abnormal tau biomarker levels in patients progressing toward Alzheimer disease.

Cognitive Decline Begins in Middle Age

The decline accelerated as years advanced.

Nicotine for MCI?

A small study of a nicotine patch in patients with mild cognitive impairment showed some benefit on a reaction-time test but no effect according to clinicians' judgment.

Computerized Neurocognitive Testing in U.S. High Schools

Researchers report the prevalence of computerized neurocognitive testing in a subset of schools but do not provide useful data on clinical outcomes.

Another Screening Test for Dementia

A simple "visual association" test was quite sensitive and specific.

Sexual Activity After Menopause

Most WHI participants reported being satisfied with their sexual activity.

Good and Bad News About Adolescent Substance Use

Declines in adolescents' use of alcohol and tobacco are offset by a continuing rise in use of marijuana.

Behavioral Techniques to Address Overactive Bladder in Men

These techniques worked just as well as anticholinergic drugs.

The Menstrual Cycle and Mood: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Prospective mood tracking helps establish diagnoses; treatments include antidepressants and oral contraceptives.

Antidepressants and Fetal Risk: A New Look at SSRIs During Pregnancy

Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during late pregnancy raised risk for neonatal pulmonary hypertension, but individual risk-benefit profiles should be evaluated.

Is Preventing Transmission of Mental Illness from Parent to Child Possible?

Interventions for parents decreased risk for childhood psychiatric diagnosis by 40%.

No Excess Risk for Cardiac Events with ADHD Medications in Adults

Results support the FDA decision against a black box warning on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs.

Exercise Referral Schemes Have Marginal Benefits for Sedentary Patients

Patients exercised more, but body-mass index, blood pressure, and lipid levels remained unchanged.

Gestational Exposure to BPA Linked with Behavioral Effects

High levels of urinary bisphenol A measured during gestation were associated with anxious and depressed behavior and poorer emotional control in children at age 3 years.

Social Phobia Is Distinct from Shyness

Teens who met criteria for social phobia reported greater impairment and were more likely to have psychiatric comorbidities than youth who rated themselves as shy.

Specific Genes Mediate Stimulant Response Variability in Children with ADHD

Two genetic polymorphisms were associated with individual variability in methylphenidate dose-response among school-age children with ADHD.

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