Functional neurologic abnormalities due to prenatal alcohol exposure are common

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Most children who are exposed to large amounts of alcohol while in the womb do not go on to develop fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Instead, problems that arise fall under a broader term that describes a spectrum of adverse outcomes, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). A study using population-based prospective data from Chile to examine the risk for developing components of FASD has found that functional central nervous system abnormalities were alarmingly high.

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The Elephant In The Bipolar Room

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The “dis-abled” argument is central to bipolar disorder.

Stigma, medication, treatment options, recovery, patient rights, and physiological basis are some of the most discussed topics regarding bipolar. There are, of course, many other interesting aspects to debate, but it is hard to find any discussions about bipolar that do not include one or more of these central topics. While it has been very healthy to debate all of them, there is an underlying assumption that must be addressed too.

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Campus-Based and Online Geriatric Courses and Programs

Geriatric courses provide students with an understanding of health and disease in later life, and provide an excellent way to become qualified for a career in nursing or, more broadly, health care.  This page provides information about the courses, where they can be studied, what the job prospects are, and more.

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Minding Psychology: A Weekly Update

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This weekly newspaper brings updates on what’s happening in psychology, in particular sharing resources designed to increase our knowledge of the field.



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Brain scans support Freud: Guilt plays key role in depression

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Scientists have shown that the brains of people with depression respond differently to feelings of guilt — even after their symptoms have subsided.
University of Manchester researchers found that the brain scans of people with a history of depression differed in the regions associated with guilt and knowledge of socially acceptable behaviour from individuals who never get depressed.

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Minding Psychology: A Weekly Update - May 30

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Psychotherapy’s Fifth Wave

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Psychotherapy is on the cusp of a new revolution, one that will result in the effective combination of the major perspectives into a coherent whole, anchored to the science of psychology

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Anxious brains have child-like circuits

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 A study suggests anxiety in adults can result from specific parts of the amygdala remaining like those of a child.


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