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Wraparound services make impact on status and juvenile offenders
Some of Omaha’s troubled youths and their family have been getting help putting their lives back together through a Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) project.

Gambling -- a growing addiction among the elderly
There’s a hidden addiction problem in the Omaha metropolitan area and it’s affecting older adults in growing numbers. The increasing problem of gambling addictions among the elderly has been the focus of a UNMC clinical psychologist’s study, and he has some unsettling results.

Parents prefer 'cry it out' approach to bedtime problems
Most parents have had to deal with children who don’t want to go to bed or who wake up frequently throughout the night.

Summary of grants awarded to researchers at UNMC
Editor’s note: UNMC researchers who received awards in the fourth quarter of the 1997-98 fiscal year are listed below. The list includes title of the research project, awarding agency, principal investigator and date of the grant. Grants are listed by the quarter in which they were awarded and are separated into categories of those above and below $50,000.

UNMC tests multi-disciplinary approach to diagnosing ADHD
Diagnosing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not only complex, but also is controversial among health professionals.

Migraine headache study expands to UNMC outpatient pediatric clinic
A pediatric outpatient clinic is full of distractions, yet children who suffer from migraine and tension headaches can learn biofeedback skills to control their pain as effectively as they can in a quieter environment.

Depressing the immune system
Researchers at UNMC are conducting unique basic and clinical studies to investigate the pharmacological treatment of depression.