Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?
... of bipolar depression, though this is being done off-label, as well as studied in various parts of the United States (if you want to participate in a study on TMS and bipolar depression, on which I am working at… Continue reading
Teenage Bodybuilders at Risk for Drug Abuse
... bodybuilders at risk for drug abuse According to Field, boys concerned with thinness but not muscularity were more likely to develop symptoms of depression, while boys concerned with muscularity and being thin were more likely to use drugs. Boys… Continue reading
Are “Bath Salts” on Your Differential List? a Case Report of Delirium and Agitation After Use of Illicit Bath Salts.
... system that is based on a multilevel coordinated and integrated network (from cells to neural systems) that determines the extent to which events and outcomes occur as predicted. The ‘multiple memory systems of the brain’ have in common output… Continue reading
Effects of Non-Invasive Neurostimulation on Craving: A Meta-Analysis.
... on craving: a meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Jul 31; Jansen JM, Daams JG, Koeter MW, Veltman DJ, van den Brink W, Groudiaan AE JANSEN, J.M., J.G. Daams, M.W.J. Koeter, D.J. Veltman, W. van den Brink, and A.E. Goudriaan.… Continue reading
Poisoning With Depilatory Agents in Iran.
... the brain stress systems mediated by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and dynorphin-? opioid systems in the ventral striatum, extended amygdala, and frontal cortex (both between-system opponent processes). CRF antagonists block anxiety-like responses associated with withdrawal, block increases in reward thresholds… Continue reading
Emergence of GABAergic-Dependent Regulation of Input-Specific Plasticity in the Adult Rat Prefrontal Cortex During Adolescence.
... of GABAergic-dependent regulation of input-specific plasticity in the adult rat prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Aug 2; Caballero A, Thomases DR, Flores-Barrera E, Cass DK, Tseng KY The prefrontal cortex (PFC) receives multiple cortical and subcortical afferents… Continue reading
Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Addiction: Basic and Clinical Studies and Potential Mechanisms of Action.
... available data indicate that DBS is a promising therapeutic modality for the treatment of addiction. Thus far, the nucleus accumbens and subthalamic nucleus are the most promising sites for DBS, reversing aspects of addiction. The mechanisms underlying DBS are… Continue reading
Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention Among Individuals With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders.
... motor symptomatology, young age at disease onset, high propensity for sensation seeking, and risky decision-making. Overall, the findings are consistent with the hypothesis of medication-related PG in PD and underscore the importance of taking clinical variables, such as age… Continue reading