Archive for September, 2007

The decider didn't decide - Capitol Hill Blue

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The decider didn't decideCapitol Hill Blue, VA - 8 hours agoThat move, experts now conclude, left no security force to halt the looting of arsenals and civil disorder that facilitated today's sectarian civil war …

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Why the Bailey controversy won't die soon - The Advocate

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The AdvocateWhy the Bailey controversy won't die soonThe Advocate, CA - 13 hours agoJulia Serano has written a crisp summary of the latest Bailey developments on the Feministing blog. But more important, this rising star's new book, …

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American Fascism: Reaping the Dragon's Teeth - Atlantic Free Press

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

American Fascism: Reaping the Dragon's TeethAtlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Sep 4, 2007The Bush administration never tires of telling us how war is necessary to protect “us” from disorder. We need to ask ourselves, however, what sowing the …

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Teenager discovers healing in music - Juneau Empire (subscription)

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Teenager discovers healing in musicJuneau Empire (subscription), AK - Sep 2, 2007Why: Returning to town as part of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, Sept. 9. • Concert: 7 pm Saturday, Sept. 15, at Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium …

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Femme fatale - Scotsman

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Femme fataleScotsman, United Kingdom - Aug 29, 2007"A personality disorder is just a trait taken to extremes. In this case you could call it neurotic extroversion or exhibitionism, but I think the best term …

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Ethnic bias in the application of the Mental Health Act 1983 - Adv Psychiatric Treat (subscription)

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Ethnic bias in the application of the Mental Health Act 1983Adv Psychiatric Treat (subscription) - Aug 31, 2007Black patients were the least likely to be recognised as having a mental disorder in primary care. Black people who had seen their GP were less likely to be …

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Association of a Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR … - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Association of a Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR …Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Aug 29, 2007Specifically, the short allele of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism is thought to reduce transcription efficiency for the gene, resulting in decreased expression of …

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'ABC: A Novel' by David Plante - calendarlive.com

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

'ABC: A Novel' by David Plantecalendarlive.com, CA - Aug 22, 2007Inside, all is vandalism and disorder, but Gerard pokes at a heap of unburned paper in the fireplace and discovers a sheet of unfamiliar script written in …

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Perspectives on suffering - Phoenix New Times

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Perspectives on sufferingPhoenix New Times, AZ - Aug 22, 2007The judges noted that "a distinction has to be made between a death wish which is an expression of a curable, psychiatric disorder and which requires …

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Morphology of the Cerebral Cortex in Preclinical Huntington’s Disease - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Morphology of the Cerebral Cortex in Preclinical Huntington’s DiseaseAm J Psychiatry (subscription) - Aug 29, 2007Subjects were excluded if they had a diagnosis of manifest Huntington’s disease, a history of learning disorder or mental retardation, unstable medical …

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Letters Give New View of Artist - New York Sun

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Letters Give New View of ArtistNew York Sun, NY - Aug 20, 2007asked once to attend a conference on bipolar disorder, to discuss whether van Gogh was bipolar and his creativity a product of mania. …Disorder Of Written Expression - Google News

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