Monday, November 10, 2003

Rutgers awarded $6 million grant to develop innovative drug abuse prevention programs
Rutgers University press release at EurekAlert - "Rutgers University has received a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a center to develop innovative drug abuse prevention programs targeted to young people. The Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center will be integrated with the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and will focus on developing methods of intervention during a student's key developmental transitional periods. "  
  

Comorbidities and Associated Treatment Charges in Patients with Anxiety Disorders
Pharmacotherapy article at Medscape based on research whose objective was "to describe comorbidities and associated treatment charges in patients receiving initial anxiolytic therapy for anxiety disorders." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Approaches to the Treatment of Mania
A new CME from Medscape covering Mania in the Adult Population, Bipolar Mood Disorder in the Pediatric Population, Various Approaches to the Treatment of Mania, Suicidality in Bipolar Disorder and including references - "Mania is frequently associated with behavioral disturbances that can have serious consequences for patients and those around them. Rapid control is important and as behavioral problems decrease, the type and intensity of treatments change, as do the goals for therapy. Other factors come into play, including the involvement and education of family." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].