Diagnosis Crucial to Addressing FASD
Diagnosis called crucial to addressing FASD The first, and most crucial, step to effectively preventing and addressing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is diagnosing sufferers, By Justine Davidson on September 28, 2010 at 3:06 pm The first, and most crucial, step to effectively preventing and addressing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is diagnosing sufferers, says one of [...]
4th International FASD Conference
The 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder The Power of Knowledge: Integrating Research, Policy, and Promising Practice around the World March 2 – 5, 2011 The Westin Bayshore Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada This 4th International conference will provide an advanced forum for emerging and cutting edge research, policy and practice that will assist [...]
Psychiatric Training in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders “Inadequate”
Deborah Brauser November 4, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii) “Psychiatric training in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) is “inaccurate and inadequate,” a national survey of psychiatric trainees reveals. Presented here at the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 56th Annual Meeting, the survey showed although 40% of respondents reported receiving supervision with a patient with suspected [...]
OHRC launches survey on discrimination based on mental health and addiction disabilities
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/news/mhsurveylaunch Ontario Human Rights Commission For immediate publication November 16, 2010 Toronto The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) launched a survey today to learn more about the human rights issues and barriers people with mental health and addiction disabilities face. The survey kicks off a broader consultation process on human rights and mental health-related issues. [...]
More Women Are Drinking During Pregnancy Than You Think
National Association of FASD State Coordinators special report states: While most reports state that 10% of pregnant women drink alcohol (including reports by government agencies), the actual figure is 23.7%. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the latest data (2008 survey) indicates that of women in their first trimester of pregnancy, [...]
Prenatal exposure of ethanol induces increased glutamatergic neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells
http://7thspace.com/headlines/363550/prenatal_exposure_of_ethanol_induces_increased_glutamatergic_neuronal_differentiation_of_neural_progenitor_cells.html 7th space Interactive Published on: 2010-11-12 Prenatal ethanol exposure during pregnancy induces a spectrum of mental and physical disorders called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The central nervous system is the main organ influenced by FASD, and neurological symptoms include mental retardation, learning abnormalities, hyperactivity and seizure susceptibility in childhood along with the microcephaly.
NEW! Drug Treatment Court Program adapting for women
[Thanks to Julia Greenbaum of CAMH Centre for Addiction & Mental Health] National Addictions Awareness Week: November 14-20, 2010 The Toronto Drug Treatment Court Program (TDTC) has made tremendous strides in keeping those with addiction and non-violent legal issues out of prison and in treatment programs where they can recover. One area that has been [...]
Team colours on cans change perceptions of alcohol risks
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/11/10/team.colors.cans.change.perceptions.alcohol.risks.mu.study.finds e! science news Published: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 – 16:35 in Psychology & Sociology Underage and heavy drinking on college campuses continue to be issues for college administrators. While some campuses, such as the University of Missouri, have made strides in efforts to reduce heavy drinking on campus, administrators are continually trying to educate [...]
Eyeblink conditioning may help in assessing children with fetal alcohol exposure
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/11/16/eyeblink.conditioning.may.help.assessing.children.with.fetal.alcohol.exposure e! Science News Published: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 – 16:36 in Psychology & Sociology Cognitive and behavioral deficits have been found in children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), which is extremely difficult to diagnose New findings indicate that those children, when trained using classical eyeblink conditioning, suffer from deficits in both learning and memory [...]
Judge amplifies mental health court call
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/11/10/mb-mental-health-court-winnipeg.html CBC News Manitoba Last Updated: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | 3:05 PM CST CBC News A Manitoba judge who has been researching how to set up a mental health court for the province says the time has come for it to exist. The court would divert mentally ill people accused of crimes away from [...]
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