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PULSE ANNUAL No. 2
January 2003

Recent Trends, Challenges and Issues in Funding Public Mental Health Services in the US
March 2002

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Antidepressant Response Rates Do Not Differ by Gender
Reuters Health story at Medscape - "Although certain antidepressants seem to be metabolized differently in men than in women, the therapeutic effects do not differ by gender, according to a report published in the September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, from Odense University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues conducted three randomized trials involving a total of 292 inpatients with major depression." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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Medscape Journal Scan - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, August 2003
Selected articles from Archives of General Psychiatry, the American Journal of Psychiatry, JAMA, the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism: Research Concerns and Emerging Foci
Current Opinion in Psychiatry article at Medscape - "This review focuses on papers that pertain to recent work on Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism. We noted areas in which there was a preponderance of research published over the last year, including: social communication, sensory characteristics, eye gaze, neurocognitive aspects, comorbidity, and treatment and intervention studies." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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Social factors complicate female alcoholics' recovery
Newhouse News Service story at the Cleveland Plain Dealer - "...A high portion of women alcoholics are hamstrung by depression, research shows. Many have integrated drinking habits with vital relationships. And high portions of women alcoholics have experienced sexual trauma. ... Of women alcoholics, more than half are depressed and many suffer from other mental health disorders including anxiety, panic disorders and eating disorders... The main accompanying disorder for alcoholic men is antisocial personality disorder, characterized by behavior that is impulsive, risky and aggressive."  
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