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Liquor control practices of various states, including price structure and distribution systems; relevance to reducing problem drinking.

Catatonia is an interesting neuropsychiatric syndrome. It resides at the intersection of psychiatry and neurology. For far too long it has been a curious subtype of schizophrenia or an infrequent observation; but catatonia is not rare. It can be found within the clinical domains of many branches of medicine. Catatonia is misunderstood. Catatonic signs and symptoms are often interpreted as volitional when they are not. These patients are given attention because they often respond favorably to treatment. It can be found in historical cohorts, Catatonia liaison settings, developmental disorder clinics and medical units. --

Background: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors are at high risk of sexual revictimization. At the same time, some survivors report positive transformations resulting from the traumatic experience, a phenomenon known as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Although one might expect PTG to be related to reduced risk of revictimization, the link between PTG and revictimization has not been investigated. Furthermore, mixed findings regarding the associations between PTG and distress imply that the effects of PTG are multifaceted. One potential explanation may be that dissociation shapes the implications of PTG, making it more like denial than adaptive processing of traumatic experience. This longitudinal study explores (a) the associations between PTG and sexual revictimization and (b) the moderating role of dissociation within the associations between PTG and revictimization. Method: Participants were 111 female CSA survivors who participated in a 6-month efficacy trial evaluating the effectiveness of group psychotherapy for CSA survivors with HIV risk factors. Results: Dissociation moderated the associations between PTG and revictimization: Whereas PTG had nonsignificant effects on revictimization in participants with low dissociation, it predicted elevated levels of revictimization in participants with high dissociation. Conclusions: Reports of PTG among some CSA survivors might mirror dissociative beliefs that increase their risk of revictimization.

This study examines expressions of altruism & generativity in narratives written by US citizens & residents in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Altruism refers to concern & behavior on behalf of another's well-being that is not motivated primarily by anticipated self-benefit, while generativity (Erikson, 1950) denotes concern for & commitment to the well-being of the next & future generations. The study's aims were to characterize the kinds of altruistic & generative concerns & behavior expressed in narratives collected at baseline & 6-month follow-up; explore possible changes in their salience over time; & determine whether expression of these prosocial concerns in the narratives was associated with authors' political orientation. Participants included 137 persons. Political orientation was not related to mentions of altruism or generativity; these concerns were expressed to a comparable degree across respondents of diverse political orientations. 4 Tables, 49 References. Adapted from the source document.