• Hallucinations, 'Voices' Tied to Teen Suicide Risk

    Updated: 2012-10-29 20:00:00
    Adolescents with psychotic symptoms are at increased risk of suicidal behavior, according to two case-control studies conducted in Ireland.

  • Hypnotherapy for Hot Flashes

    Updated: 2012-10-29 02:26:22
    Peri- and post-menopausal women have various options for the management of hot flashes, including hormone replacement therapy, SSRIs, and gabapentin. It looks as if hypnosis may also be helpful.  In a recent study, researchers randomly assigned postmenopausal women to hypnotherapy or “structured attention,” which was used as a control intervention. According to a report published [...]

  • Facilitating Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women: An Innovative Web-Based Training for Healthcare Professionals

    Updated: 2012-10-28 01:45:18
    Women who smoke during pregnancy are at greater risk for certain complications, including placental previa, placental abruption, and premature rupture of the membranes, and premature delivery.  Furthermore, infants of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be small for gestational age and are at greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In [...]

  • Depression in Fathers: Toward a Better Understanding of Its Impact on the Child

    Updated: 2012-10-23 11:20:30
    While much research has demonstrated that maternal depression may negatively affect the child, leading to increased risk of developmental delays, behavioral problems, and psychiatric illness. Less research, however, has detailed the impact of paternal depression; several recent studies have focused on better understanding the risk factors for paternal depression and how paternal depression affects children. [...]

  • Memory fading? Try some dopamine...

    Updated: 2012-10-23 10:30:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History Twitter Updates FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG WEB : LECTURES Are you holding your breath Structures of arousal and calm Univ . Wisc . Chaos Seminar Series , May 8, 2012 Making Minds Evolving and Constructing the I Univ . Wisc . Evolution Seminar Series , April 28, 2011 Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting lecture , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I INTRODUCTORY WEB : LECTURES The I Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : A guide for

  • Extended Release Gabapentin (Neurontin) for Hot Flashes

    Updated: 2012-10-22 03:48:12
    Several studies have shown that gabapentin (Neurontin) at 600-2400 mg/day in divided doses is effective for treating hot flashes in menopausal women.  Research presented at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) indicates that an investigational extended release (ER) formulation of gabapentin (Serada, Depomed) is effective for the treatment of hot flashes [...]

  • Childhood Abuse: A Risk Factor for Bonding and Parenting Difficulties

    Updated: 2012-10-19 09:10:36
    Multiple studies have demonstrated that childhood maltreatment is associated with subsequent difficulties.  Researchers from the University of Michigan assessed parenting behaviors in women with a history of childhood abuse and neglect (n?=?97) and a healthy control comparison group (n?=?53).  Participants were assessed at 6 weeks, 4 months, and 6 months postpartum. At 6 months, a [...]

  • The Neurochemistry of Storytelling.

    Updated: 2012-10-18 10:30:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History Twitter Updates FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG WEB : LECTURES Are you holding your breath Structures of arousal and calm Univ . Wisc . Chaos Seminar Series , May 8, 2012 Making Minds Evolving and Constructing the I Univ . Wisc . Evolution Seminar Series , April 28, 2011 Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting lecture , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I INTRODUCTORY WEB : LECTURES The I Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : A guide for

  • Conscious awareness not required for our placebo or nocebo responses.

    Updated: 2012-10-16 10:30:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History Twitter Updates FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG WEB : LECTURES Are you holding your breath Structures of arousal and calm Univ . Wisc . Chaos Seminar Series , May 8, 2012 Making Minds Evolving and Constructing the I Univ . Wisc . Evolution Seminar Series , April 28, 2011 Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting lecture , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I INTRODUCTORY WEB : LECTURES The I Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : A guide for

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