American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 144
- Number 12
- December 1987
Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1527–1533A previous paper explored the differences between a psychiatric interview that is entirely private and one observed by way of a mechanical device. The attempt to explore such differences raises questions about what are the special elements in the private ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1527Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1534–1542The authors review the history of the concept of dysthymia and the literature on the epidemiology, course, and treatment of chronic depression. They present a critical discussion of DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria for dysthymic disorder. On the basis of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1534Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1543–1548Sixteen outpatients who met DSM-III criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder completed a 20-week double-blind, crossover trial with fluvoxamine and placebo. Thirteen (81%) improved with fluvoxamine, while three (19%) improved with placebo. Fluvoxamine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1543Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1549–1555The authors prospectively examined the effects of double-blind, placebo- controlled neuroleptic withdrawal and administration on ratings of negative and positive symptoms in 19 young patients with chronic schizophrenia. Negative symptoms were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1549Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1556–1560A diminished cAMP response to prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) in platelets from schizophrenic patients has been demonstrated previously. The authors report that among 35 actively psychotic male schizophrenic patients, the platelet cAMP response to PGE1 was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1556Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1561–1566Using data from 1,805 interns, residents, and fellows in Ontario, Canada, the authors report the prevalence of symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). They found that the proportion of subjects scoring as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1561Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1567–1572More than 700,000 refugees from Southeast Asia have settled in the United States since 1975. Although many have suffered serious trauma, including torture, few clinical reports have described their trauma- related symptoms and psychosocial problems. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1567Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1573–1576Previous reports have noted an increased prevalence of obsessive- compulsive symptoms in patients with panic disorder. The authors found a prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in 19 (27%) of 70 patients with panic disorder. Compared to a subgroup ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1573Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1577–1579Two patients with borderline personality disorder experienced dramatic dysphoric episodes after acute administration of intravenous methylphenidate in a double-blind manner. These dysphoric episodes were similar to those which occurred spontaneously under ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1577Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1580–1583The authors compared maternal lifetime psychiatric illness for children with separation anxiety disorder and/or overanxious disorder (N = 58) and for children who were psychiatrically disturbed but did not manifest an anxiety or affective disorder (N = 15)...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1580Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1584–1587Accelerometric measures associated with resting the hand, posturing the arm, and moving the arm were taken in 10 patients with tardive dyskinesia and eight schizophrenic patients matched for diagnosis, age, sex, likelihood of medication to induce ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1584Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1588–1591A consecutive sample of 16 women with laparoscopy-diagnosed endometriosis were evaluated for mood disorders. Twelve women met DSM- III criteria for a mood disorder: seven for bipolar disorder, mixed, three for bipolar disorder, manic, and two for major ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1588Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1592–1595Several studies have suggested an association between the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle and changes in appetite and eating behavior. This study examined the relation between phase of menstrual cycle and frequency of binge eating in 15 normal-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1592Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1595–1598The authors used the Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms and the Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms in interviews of 96 psychiatric inpatients in Italy. They evaluated the interrater reliability and the internal consistency of these scales ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1595Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1599–1601The authors interviewed homeless men in New York City shelters about their childhood experiences. Childhood placement away from the family was frequent, especially among former psychiatric patients. Childhood problem behaviors were also frequent.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1599Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1602–1603The authors describe 12 patients who regularly became depressed in summer. This pattern is opposite to one the authors previously described, in which patients became depressed in winter and responded to treatment with light. Temperature may influence some ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.12.1602Publication date: 01 December 1987
Pages1604–1606The author studied patterns of drug and alcohol abuse in 35 bulimic women, 35 healthy control subjects, and their first- and second-degree relatives. The bulimic women and their families had significantly higher rates of substance abuse disorders.
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