Ventral tegmental area

Addiction Rehab: Measurement of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis May Help in Predicting Risk for Stroke in Patients With Diabetes.

Measurement of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis may help in predicting risk for stroke in patients with diabetes.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Metab Brain Dis. 2013 Feb 10;
Della-Morte D, Ricordi C, Guadagni F, Rundek T

Diabetes is one of the… Continue reading

A-Kinase Anchoring Protein-Calcineurin Signaling in Long-Term Depression of GABAergic Synapses.

A-kinase anchoring protein-calcineurin signaling in long-term depression of GABAergic synapses.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Neurosci. 2013 Feb 6; 33(6): 2650-60
Dacher M, Gouty S, Dash S, Cox BM, Nugent FS

The postsynaptic scaffolding A-kinase anchoring protein 79/150 (AKAP79/150)… Continue reading

Substance-Use in Childhood and Adolescence: A Brief Overview of Developmental Processes and Their Clinical Implications.

Substance-use in Childhood and Adolescence: A Brief Overview of Developmental Processes and their Clinical Implications.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Feb; 22(1): 41-6
Castellanos-Ryan N, O’Leary-Barrett M, Conrod PJ

The current paper aims… Continue reading

Depression Treatment: [Multidimensional Assessment of Public Health Care Services for Adolescents in Chile].

[Multidimensional assessment of public health care services for adolescents in Chile].

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Rev Med Chil. 2012 Sep; 140(9): 1145-53
Williams de T C, Poblete A F, Baldrich A F

Background: Adolescents are an especially vulnerable age… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Social Deprivation Enhances VTA Synaptic Plasticity and Drug-Induced Contextual Learning.

Social Deprivation Enhances VTA Synaptic Plasticity and Drug-Induced Contextual Learning.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Neuron. 2013 Jan 23; 77(2): 335-45
Whitaker LR, Degoulet M, Morikawa H

Drug addiction is driven, in part, by powerful drug-related memories. Deficits in social… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Predictive Validity of Treatment Allocation Guidelines on Drinking Outcome in Alcohol-Dependent Patients.

Predictive validity of treatment allocation guidelines on drinking outcome in alcohol-dependent patients.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Addict Behav. 2012 Sep 12; 38(3): 1691-1698
Merkx MJ, Schippers GM, Koeter MW, Vuijk PJ, Poch M, Kronemeijer H, van den Brink W… Continue reading

Depression Treatment: Rapid Regulation of Depression-Related Behaviours by Control of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons.

Rapid regulation of depression-related behaviours by control of midbrain dopamine neurons.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Nature. 2012 Dec 12;
Chaudhury D, Walsh JJ, Friedman AK, Juarez B, Ku SM, Koo JW, Ferguson D, Tsai HC, Pomeranz L, Christoffel DJ,… Continue reading

Eating Disorders: Triiodothyronine (T3) and Metabolic Rate in Adolescents With Eating Disorders: Is There a Correlation?

Triiodothyronine (T3) and metabolic rate in adolescents with eating disorders: is there a correlation?

Filed under: Eating Disorders

Eat Weight Disord. 2012 Nov 26;
Aschettino-Manevitz DL, Ornstein RM, Meyer Sterling W, Kohn N, Fisher M

Purpose: To examine the… Continue reading

Psychostimulant-Induced Neuroadaptations in Nucleus Accumbens AMPA Receptor Transmission.

Psychostimulant-Induced Neuroadaptations in Nucleus Accumbens AMPA Receptor Transmission.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012 Dec 10;
Pierce RC, Wolf ME

Medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens serve as the interface between corticolimbic regions that… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Amantadine in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling: A Case Report.

Amantadine in the treatment of pathological gambling: a case report.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3: 102
Pettorruso M, Martinotti G, Di Nicola M, Onofrj M, Di Giannantonio M, Conte G, Janiri L

Despite almost a decade… Continue reading