PRINTABLE PAGE Cutting Signals Need for Emotional Help By Teresa NovellinoOriginally published by ABC News, March 16, 2001 It’s a secret, painful and compulsive behavior that you might not have heard of, even though experts estimate that two to three…
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PRINTABLE PAGE 20,000 Children Living With Parents Addicted to Drugs Tanya Thompson, Home Affairs CorespondentOriginally published in The Scotsman, July 25, 2001 At least 20,000 children in Scotland are living with parents addicted to hard drugs, a shocking new report…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Long-Term Alcohol Abstinence Reverses Some Brain Structural Changes Originally published in Reuters Health, November 19, 2001 WESTPORT, CT — Long-term abstinence from alcohol reverses some of the structural changes in the brain associated with heavy consumption, according to…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Phenylethylamine Levels May Explain Link Between Exercise and Mood Originally published by Reuters Health, October 1, 2001 WESTPORT, CT — There is growing evidence that regular exercise boosts people’s moods and may even help protect against depression. Now…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Natural Proteins in Brain Wipe ‘Fear’ Slate Clean Originally published by Reuters Health, July 31, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — The brain contains naturally-occurring substances that can wipe away fearful memories and with time may help soften…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Cutbacks in Youth Mental Health Care By Martha IrvineOriginally published by The Associated Press, June 18, 2002 CHICAGO (AP) — Demand for mental health treatment for young people has reached unprecedented levels, yet cutbacks in several states are…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Use Of ‘Date Rape’ Drug Surges By Donna LeinwandOriginally published in USA TODAY, January 28, 2002 GHB, the highly addictive “date rape” drug outlawed by Congress two years ago, is becoming increasingly popular on college campuses and at…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Acute Traumatic Stress By Kenneth Harbert, PhD, BCETS, CTS, PA-COriginally published in Clinician Reviews 12(1):50-57, 2002 Abstract and Introduction Abstract Any traumatic event (wartime experience, a natural disaster, an accident, a life-threatening illness—or an act of terrorism) can…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Helping Children and Teens Living With Mentally Ill Parents Originally published in the Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 18(7):1, 3-4, 2002 Introduction Children living with a mentally ill parent are faced with challenges their peers will…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Continues to Be A Major Public Health Concern Originally published by Reuters Health, May 23, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Many US children continue to be born with birth defects and developmental disabilities associated…