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- Current Mental Health News
> Generation Y Shaped, Not Stopped by Tragedy, April 17, 2007 (USA Today)
> APA Report: Clinical gaps in evidence for current mental health treatments for children, September 12, 2006 (ScienceDaily)
- Adjustment Disorder (e.g., bereavement, academic, job, marital, or family problem)
> Is adult prison best for juveniles?, by Marilyn Elias, September 20, 2006 (USA Today)
> In
College, First Year is By Far the Riskiest, By Robert Davis
and Anthony DeBarros, January 25, 2006 (USA Today)
- Stress and Anxiety Disorder (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, phobia, panic disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder)
> Stress, childhood trauma linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, November 7, 2006 (JAMA)
- Eating Disorder (e.g., compulsive eating, anorexia, bulimia, weight management)
> Resistance to thoughts of chocolate is futile, October 29, 2007 (Science Daily)
> People with gene variant may weigh more, April 12, 2007 (Associated Press)
- Mood Disorder (e.g., depression, manic-depressive disorder)
> Poor sibling relationships in childhood could predict depression, June 11, 2007 (Science Daily)
> Chronic depression may run in families, by Miranda Hitti, September 8, 2006 (WebMD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Trauma Reaction
> Trauma severe for Iraqi children, April 16, 2007 (USA Today)
> Levels
Of Serious Mental Illness in Katrina Survivors Doubled, August 29, 2006 (Harvard Medical School)
> Trauma
of Iraq War Haunting Thousands Returning Home, February 28,
2005, by William Welch, USA Today
- Substance-Related Disorder (e.g., substance abuse or dependency involving drug or alcohol)
> High-tech research shows cocaine changes proteins and brain function, November 2, 2006 (Science Daily)
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