Depressed men's lower ability to interpret nonverbal cues: a preliminary study.

The ability to interpret nonverbal facial cues was tested with 20 depressed males prior to treatment. Each subject and matched control was asked to interpret videotaped facial cues of individuals engaged in a gambling task. Interpretive ability was significantly lower for the nontreated depressed white men than for their matched controls.

Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome as a function of beta-endorphin: two subtypes.

1. Forty six women presenting with symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) were studied. Ages ranged from 21 to 32.

Behavioral response to buspirone in cocaine and phencyclidine withdrawal.

The effects of buspirone in treating cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP) withdrawal were studied. Withdrawal symptoms of these two street-drugs are thought to be due to norepinephrine, dopamine and possibly serotonin depletion. Buspirone acts by enhancing dopaminergic and noradrenergic firing as well by suppressing serotonergic activity.

Enhanced encoding of nonverbal cues in bipolar illness in males.

Twenty-five affectively bipolar males were found to possess an enhanced ability to encode nonverbal cues when compared to matched controls. This ability was present during both manic and euthymic phases.