The Psychwatch Newsletter
Volume 11, October 25, 2008
Editors: Chris Nuesell, Ph.D. and Fritz Galette, Ph.D.

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Psych in the News: 

1) Clinical Psych:

a) "UK teen suicide rates on the decline"- Eurekalert, 10/22/08.

b) "US suicide rate increasing"- Eurekalert, 10/21/08.

2) ADHD:
a) "ADHD Appears To Increase Level Of Nicotine Dependence In Smokers"- Science Daily, 10/23/08.

b) "Couples With Children With ADHD At Risk Of Higher Divorce Rates, Shorter Marriages"- Science Daily, 10/22/08.

3) "Effective Anti-Tobacco Ads Should Either Scare or Disgust Viewers, MU Study Reveals: However, ads with combination of fear and disgust content decrease viewers' attention, memory"- University of Missouri, 10/22/08.

4) "Education Protects Against Pre-Alzheimer's Memory Loss"- Science Daily, 10/22/08.

5) "Seeing red -- in the number 7"- UCL, 10/22/08.

6) "Different psychosocial factors predict adoption, maintenance of physical activity program"- Eurekalert, 10/22/08.

7) "Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery"- Eurekalert, 10/23/08.

8) Clinical Psych:
a) "UK teen suicide rates on the decline"- Eurekalert, 10/22/08.

b) "US suicide rate increasing"- Eurekalert, 10/21/08.

9) "Forget about it: Inducible and selective erasure of memories in mice"- Eurekalert, 10/22/08.

10) "Teenage Wasteland: Kids who drink before 15 at increased risk for poor health as adults"- APS, 10/16/08.

11) "The Nose Knows: Two Fixation Points Needed for Face Recognition"- APS, 10/20/08.

12) "Could your initials influence where you choose to work? A systematic test of the “name-letter effect”"- APS, 10/23/08.

13) "Leukemia drug appears to stop early stage MS"- Reuters, 10/23/08.


CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS

1) National Scientific Conference 2009. Nottingham, May 20-22. The East Midlands Hub of the NIHR Mental Health Research Network will be hosting the 4th annual MHRN Scientific Conference...

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) NEW YORK, USA: Counselor - Interested in serving the underserved? The Division of Substance Abuse of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx is the largest medical-school-affiliated addiction treatment program in the United States ...
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