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Comorbid severe mental health problems complicating intellectual disability are a common and costly public health problem. Although these problems are known to begin in early childhood, little is known of how they evolve over time or whether they continue into adulthood.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Psichiatria) - Gio, 26 Ottobre 2006
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Use of antipsychotic drugs in Alzheimer's disease may be restricted to patients with discernible benefits and few or no side effects, according to findings from phase 1 of the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness — Alzheimer's Disease (CATIE-AD) study.
Medscape (Psichiatria) - Lun, 16 Ottobre 2006
http://www.medscape.com
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Bipolar disorder and alcoholism frequently occur together. In some cases, bipolar disorder clearly develops before alcoholism. Bipolar disorder may increase the risk of alcoholism or other forms of substance abuse.
MayoClinic.com (Psichiatria) - Gio, 12 Ottobre 2006
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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Many years ago, doctors didn't believe that children could experience depression. But mental health experts now know that depression is as common in kids as it is in adults.
MayoClinic.com (Psichiatria) - Mer, 11 Ottobre 2006
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the World Federation for Mental Health's World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2006, which focuses this year on 'Building Awareness - Reducing Risk: Mental Illness and Suicide'.
World Health Organization (Psichiatria) - Lun, 9 Ottobre 2006
http://www.who.int
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In one of the largest studies ever done on patients with schizophrenia, first- and second-generation antipsychotics both worked comparatively well.
Medscape (Psichiatria) - Lun, 9 Ottobre 2006
http://www.medscape.com