News tagged with addiction disorder
Scientists create vaccine against heroin high
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a highly successful vaccine against a heroin high and have proven its therapeutic potential in animal models.
Jul 20, 2011 |
4 / 5 (9) |
8
|
Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split
(AP) -- Married men sometimes behave badly. They covet. They flirt. They philander. And when they get caught, they occasionally adopt the insanity defense, telling spouses that an inner demon made them lose ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 15, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Integrity of the brain's reward system is linked to relapse following treatment
The brain reward system (BRS) is involved in developing/maintaining addictive disorders, as well as relapse. New findings show that alcohol dependent individuals -- both future abstainers and relapsers -- have significantly ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Binge eaters' dopamine levels spike at sight, smell of food
(PhysOrg.com) -- A brain imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory reveals a subtle difference between ordinary obese subjects and those who compulsively overeat, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Unlocking the secrets of our compulsions
Researchers have shed new light on dopamine's role in the brain's reward system, which could provide insight into impulse control problems associated with addiction and a number of psychiatric disorders.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Common anxiety disorders make it tougher to quit cigarettes
Researchers may have pinpointed a reason many smokers struggle to quit. According to new research published in the journal Addiction, smokers with a history of anxiety disorders are less likely to quit smoking. The study, ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Ritalin improves brain function, task performance in cocaine abusers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain-scanning study shows Ritalin improves impaired brain function in people addicted to cocaine, implying it could play a role in facilitating recovery from addiction.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 07, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Anorexia affects men, too
(PhysOrg.com) -- While eating disorders are unusual among men, the consequences can be just as devastating as for women says Dr. Jean Wilkins, a professor at the University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 09, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
SKorea targets Internet addicts; 2 million hooked
(AP) -- Day and night, Lee Mi-hwa's son stays on his computer, slaying dragons in his online fantasy world while his dinner and homework sit untouched.
Apr 22, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
2
Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose
(AP) -- Don't say "mental retardation" - the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome - call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2010 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
1
A breakthrough in addiction treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new substance abuse treatment model for women, developed by Northeastern’s Institute on Urban Health Research in collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission, shows superior outcomes ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 06, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Glutamate can play key role in drug impact on brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Addiction disorders of various kinds are a major health and social problem, and our knowledge of how the brain’s reward system functions needs to be enhanced. Uppsala researchers now shows an unexpected effect ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Psychiatric symptoms may predict Internet addiction in adolescents
Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp
(AP) -- China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said.
Aug 06, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
The paradox of temptation
Does the mere availability of something tempting weaken the will to resist? The answer is of more than theoretical interest to public health experts, and the problem goes far beyond serious addictive disorders. Just think ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2009 |
4 / 5 (6) |
1
