American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 144
- Number 4
- April 1987
Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages415–425Schizoaffective mania refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by mixtures of schizophrenic and manic (or bipolar) symptoms. Of the proposed diagnostic criteria, the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) most clearly distinguish relevant ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.415Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages426–431Clinical and empirical studies of premature terminators from dynamically oriented therapy groups are reviewed. While many studies focus on the personality characteristics of dropouts, the authors recommend conceptualizing such patients in terms of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.426Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages432–436Characteristics of 100 visits by adolescents (less than 18 years old) to a psychiatric emergency service were examined and compared with those of 100 visits by adults. Adolescents were less likely than adults to receive diagnoses of psychosis and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.432Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages437–441Because both bereavement and depression have been associated with impaired immune responses, the authors studied two indicators of immune function, natural killer (NK) cell activity and measures of T cell subpopulations, in 37 women who differed in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.437Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages442–447In a prospective study of hospitalized patients referred to a psychiatry consultation service, 46 patients were referred for a presumed diagnosis of depression because crying was a prominent symptom. Psychiatric consultation determined that 20% had a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.442Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages448–454One year after the 1982 Lebanon War, the authors assessed the prevalence, type, and severity of posttraumatic stress disorder in a large representative sample of Israeli soldiers who had been treated for combat stress reactions. Comparisons were made with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.448Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages455–459The authors measured thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in 32 healthy volunteers who had never sought or received psychiatric treatment. Nine (28%) had a family or personal history of depression or alcoholism. Five ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.455Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages460–464The impact of large group awareness training on psychiatric status was evaluated in two cohorts of participants. Clinical and Diagnostic Interview Schedule interviews were used to specify impact; a small number of stress reactions and no psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.460Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages465–467The authors evaluated 108 patients with schizophrenia, 50 patients with affective disorder, and 74 age- and sex-matched control subjects by CAT scan for evidence of global cerebellar atrophy. No difference was found between control subjects and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.465Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages468–471Cholinergic neurotransmission has long been implicated in the development of depression. In this study seven patients with Alzheimer's disease were given oral oxotremorine, a long-acting cholinergic agonist, to assess the drug's effects on cognitive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.468Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages472–475Both the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and the thyrotropin- releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test have been reported to be useful in subtyping some depression diagnoses. Whether the DST discriminates delusional from nondelusional depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.472Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages476–480Children as young as age 3 are testifying in cases of sexual abuse and molestation. Very young children can accurately recall emotionally charged, personally significant events. They demonstrate more errors of omission, difficulties with time and number ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.476Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages480–484The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), administered during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle, were examined in 14 women with prospectively confirmed premenstrual syndrome ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.480Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages485–488The author determined the sex distribution of 170 outpatients with a DSM-III diagnosis of personality disorder measured by standardized instruments and compared his findings with DSM-III predictions. They confirmed the prediction of more women diagnosed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.485Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages489–492A woman who had appeared suitable for psychoanalysis was persistently unable to develop an analyzable transference. Her history, as it unfolded during analysis, suggested a form of atypical depression linked to a neurochemical abnormality, which appeared ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.489Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages493–496Panic disorder has been associated with mitral valve prolapse and thyroid abnormalities. Mitral valve prolapse has also been associated with thyroid abnormalities. The authors studied a consecutive series of 65 patients self-referred for evaluation of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.493Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages497–500The United States is accepting the largest number of displaced persons since World War II. Over 70% are Southeast Asians; many have suffered serious war trauma and torture. Cultural differences in health-seeking behavior and lack of specialized mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.497Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages501–503The authors present results from a survey of senior medical students in the class of 1981 concerning their selection of residency training programs in psychiatry. Generally, students were more influenced by clinical training opportunities and quality of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.501Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages504–505Of 100 patients with Tourette's disorder, six demonstrated unequivocal worsening after their neuroleptic doses were increased. Akathisia was described in the records of all six patients and seemed to be the cause of the deterioration.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.504Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages506–507Serum digoxin concentrations can mislead psychiatric consultants. Two patients with therapeutic digoxin concentrations were seen for neuropsychiatric disorders that cleared rapidly once digoxin was discontinued.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.506Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages508–509The authors describe a series of patients who presented with atypical panic attacks involving hostility, irritability, severe derealization, and social withdrawal. None had clear temporal lobe epilepsy but most had temporal EEG abnormalities. Although ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.508Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages510–512Recent studies have reported that subjects with bulimic anorexia nervosa are more behaviorally impulsive than those with diet- restricting anorexia nervosa. This study found that bulimic anorexic patients made significantly more errors on the Matching ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.510Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages512–514The authors correlated lateral cerebral ventricular size with social network differentiation and social outcome in 15 young, nonchronic patients with schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder. Patients with fewer social contexts, fewer types of ...
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Publication date: 01 April 1987
Page542In the article "Mutism: Review, Differential Diagnosis, and Report of 22 Cases" (November 1986 issue, pp. 1409-1414), by Lori L. Altshuler et al., there was a printing error. The second sentence of the first complete paragraph in the right column of p. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.542Publication date: 01 April 1987
Pages542-a–542In the article "Frequency and Presentation of Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Primary Degenerative Dementia" (January 1987 issue, pp. 41-45), by Lawrence W. Lazarus et al., several words were omitted from a sentence in the final paragraph (p. 45). ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.542-aPublication date: 01 April 1987
Pages542-b–542In the article "Levels of Emotional Awareness: A Cognitive-Developmental Theory and Its Application to Psychopathology" (February 1987 issue, pp. 133-143), by Richard D. Lane and Gary E. Schwartz, there were several errors. On p. 135, in the third line of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.542-bPublication date: 01 April 1987
Pages542-c–542In the article "Sleep Reduction as a Final Common Pathway in the Genesis of Mania," by Thomas A. Wehr et al. (February 1987 issue, pp. 201-204), an incorrect date was cited for the lead quote by Wilhelm Griesinger. The correct date should be 1855. The ...
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