Ritalin Increases Risk-Taking in Women

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Women who were asked to play a gambling were significantly more likely to keep betting when the stakes increased if they had taken Ritalin rather than a placebo, according to a study of 40 healthy adults. The study by researcher from Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K. was published today in The Journal of Neuroscience.

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Campbell-Meikljohn, D., Simonsen, A., et al; In for a Penny, in for a Pound: Methylphenidate Reduces the Inhibitory Effect of High Stakes on Persistent Risky Choice. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 32(38) 13032-13038

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Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a couples and family therapist. Inspired by Open Dialogue, he works as part of a team and consults with couples and families that have members identified as patients. His work in residential treatment — largely with severely traumatized and/or "psychotic" clients — led to an appreciation of the power and beauty of systemic philosophy and practice, as the alternative to the prevailing focus on individual pathology. A former film-maker, he has undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology from Harvard University as well as an MFT degree from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. Kermit leads workshops and webinars on the role of humor in psychotherapy and other human services. You can reach him at [email protected].

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