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General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - MentalHealthChannel general Anxiety Disorder (GAD)GAD strikes almost 5000000 people in the US, locus ceruleus (nerve cluster that lies near the brains fourth ventricle). http://www.mentalhealthchannel.net/gad/
Extractions: Everyone experiences anxiety as a normal reaction to threatening, dangerous, uncertain, or important situations. Psychiatric medicine classifies anxiety as normal or pathological. Normal anxiety can enhance some peoples function, motivation, and productivity, such as the person who works well under pressure. People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) experience pathological anxiety, which is excessive, chronic, and typically interferes with their ability to function in normal daily activities. Generalized or "free-floating" anxiety is distinguished from phobia because it is not triggered by a specific object or situation.
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Extractions: Internet Resources We provide links to websites maintained by others as a service to our web visitors and does not constitute endorsement by the VISN 22 MIRECC or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The information and opinions provided on this and linked sites are not intended to substitute for professional medical care. MIRECC Menu places to go for information and HELP! MindView Newsletter Research News Internet Resources
Extractions: BEEMNET - BRAIN EXCHANGE ELECTRONIC MENTORSHIP NETWORK GOVERNMENT RESOURCES WARNING: This resource guide is undergoing major revision. However, many of you have come to rely on it for quick access to your favorite neuroscience education web pages. Therefore, our "not as perfect as they should be" pages are being posted for your use during this renovation (i.e., most of the hyperlinks are functioning). The refurbished guide will contain links to new sites and revised commentary. These red warning labels will be removed when the site is current. Thanks! Posted February 22, 2001 DIRECT LINKS TO TOPICS HOME DANA ALLIANCE SITE MAP BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK ... HOME TABLE OF CONTENTS Suggest new resources for this list! ... NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA) - The National Institute on Drug abuse publishes very readable, research-based information on drugs of abuse for teachers, students, and the general public. Many of the publications are on-line or available for order from this site. New publications and updated information are added every few weeks. This site is highly recommended for information on how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior.
Radiation Injury To The Brain. Radiation Injury to the nervous System The nervous system can be damaged Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) targets wide areas of the brain and was http://www.irsa.org/radiation_injury.html
Extractions: RADIATION INJURY TO THE BRAIN Radiation treatments affect all cells that are targeted. This means where normal healthy cells are targeted along with tumor cells, there will be injury to the healthy cells. The Merck Manual states the following: Radiation Injury to the Nervous System: The nervous system can be damaged by radiation therapy. Acute and subacute transient symptoms may develop early, but progressive, permanent, often disabling nervous system damage may not appear for months to years. The total radiation dose, size of the fractions, duration of therapy, and volume of [healthy brain] nervous tissue irradiated influence the likelihood of injury. Considerable variation in individual susceptibility complicates the effort to predict safe radiation doses. (Source: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Section 14, Neurologic Disorders.)
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