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...field of biological psychiatry. What was once the purview of priests and analysts, who try to probe the mind by listening and observing, is now a frontier for neuroscientists, who use blood tests, brain scans and spinal taps. Psychiatrists at some research centers are already using these tools to distinguish among types of depression and schizophrenia, and predict with some degree of certainty the best course of treatment for their patients...
...when prescribing pills for their patients. They have already seen results with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, a condition in which people continuously repeat the same sequence of thoughts or behaviors. By performing sophisticated computer analyses of patients' EEG readings, they have been able to describe distinct patterns that distinguish those who are more likely to respond to drugs from those...
...city support network. PBS, rattled by Muslim accusations that it's an unfair attack on the 6-million-member minority, is now giving Islamic leaders a platform on the "Charlie Rose" show Monday. But Martin Koughan, the film's co-producer, told TIME Daily that "Jihad" takes pains to distinguish the radical fringe from ordinary Muslims. "Everybody knew it was a hot potato," he said. But he says the content -- like plans to blow up several American skyscrapers -- speaks for itself...
...have leaned how to look at things from different viewpoints," Moore said. "I have learned to be able to distinguish between right and wrong as opposed to what sounds good. I've been attractive to employers because of my contacts with the community and my political activism...
...mean grade is inherently unreliable as a measure of a class's difficulty. It fails to distinguish between a higher level concentration class of well-prepared students or a flaming...