American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 149
- Number 5
- May 1992
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Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages587–595OBJECTIVE: This review explores the theoretical background for and empirical evidence supporting gender-related differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties of psychotropic medications. METHOD: The authors reviewed all English-language ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.587Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages596–605The question of whether to provide mental health treatment to prisoners under death sentence who have been judged incompetent for execution presents a powerful ethical dilemma for mental health professionals. Arguments that favor or oppose the provision ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.596Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages606–614OBJECTIVE: Although the application of psychiatric methods and principles to sports is relatively unsystematic at this time, athletic behavior presents several issues of interest to psychiatry. The aim of this paper is to provide a framework for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.606Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages615–619OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to explore the efficacy of antidepressant medications in outpatients with mild depression. METHOD: Four hundred one outpatients were diagnosed as depressed by DSM-III criteria. Atypical Depression Diagnostic Scale criteria ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.615Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages620–625OBJECTIVE: As part of an ongoing study investigating the relationship between brain morphology/function and neuropsychological performance in psychopathology, the authors conducted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies to investigate the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.620Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages626–630OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine whether 20 years of cultural change have altered the clinical lore and earlier findings that Mexican- Americans are more resistant to psychotherapy than other ethnic groups and less likely to be referred for it. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.626Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages631–637OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that psychiatric consultation would reduce health care utilization during and after medical hospitalization. METHOD: A randomized, double- controlled clinical trial of psychiatric consultation ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.631Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages638–640OBJECTIVE: This study attempted to document a hypothesized increase in the frequency of the diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder at a large psychiatric teaching hospital and to investigate correlates of this trend. METHOD: The annual rates of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.638Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages641–646OBJECTIVE: Neuroimaging studies have shown abnormalities of the frontal cortex and basal ganglia in persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Since lesions in the frontal cortex and basal ganglia areas affect performance on goal-guided saccadic eye ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.641Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages647–650OBJECTIVE: Beta-blocking agents, particularly propranolol, are considered effective in the treatment of neuroleptic-induced akathisia, but considerable controversy exists about the involved receptor subtype(s). The authors conducted a randomized, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.647Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages651–653OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and nature of investigated ethics complaints against female psychiatrists and to compare them with those against male psychiatrists. METHOD: The author, a member of the APA Ethics Committee,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.651Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages654–658OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effectiveness and replicability of psychoeducational modules designed to improve the social and instrumental competencies of severely mentally ill patients. METHOD: Staff in seven facilities used the modules to teach ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.654Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages659–663OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of one session of instructions on the frequency of chronic nightmares and on self-rated distress. METHOD: Twenty-eight volunteers with chronic nightmares (mean duration = 19 years) were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.659Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages664–670OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among substance users in the general population. METHOD: The St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, a survey of psychiatric illness in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.664Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages671–675OBJECTIVE: Despite progress in epidemiologic research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about factors that distinguish chronic from nonchronic PTSD. In a previous report, the authors identified a set of personal predispositions ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.671Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages676–679OBJECTIVE: This study examined the status of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of women after the onset of Operation Desert Storm. METHOD: Seventy-six non-treatment-seeking Vietnam veterans were obtained from lists of those who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.676Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages680–685OBJECTIVE: Recent epidemiologic studies found that 20% of subjects with the diagnosis of panic disorder had attempted suicide. This study sought to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among patients with panic disorder and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.680Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages686–688Because of the frequent association of cerebellar structural defects with schizophrenia, the authors reanalyzed the metabolic brain images of patients with chronic schizophrenia to assess if they had abnormalities in cerebellar metabolism. They used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.686Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages689–690A retrospective chart review was used to assess weight changes in 36 chronic schizophrenic inpatients who were treated with clozapine after being treated with standard neuroleptics. The average weight gain during 6 months of clozapine treatment was 16.9 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.689CSF cholecystokinin concentrations in patients with panic disorder and in normal comparison subjects
Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages691–693Cholecystokinin concentrations in the CSF of 25 patients with panic disorder and 16 normal comparison subjects were ascertained by radioimmunoassay. The patients with panic disorder had significantly lower CSF concentrations of cholecystokinin, which may ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.691Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages694–696This investigation tested the hypothesis that depressed patients have abnormal diurnal variation of natural killer (NK) cell measures. The diurnal variation of levels of Leu-11 NK cells and NK cytotoxic activity was significantly less in 24 patients with ...
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Pages720-a–720In the article "Controlled Investigation of the Amobarbital Interview for Catatonic Mutism" by W.V. McCall, M.D., et al. (February 1992 issue, pp. 202-206), under the Subjects section on p. 203, the first sentence of the third paragraph should read "Each ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.720-aPublication date: 01 May 1992
Pages720-b–720In the reply by Joel Paris, M.D., and Hallie Zweig-Frank, Ph.D., to the letter "Borderline Patients' Perceptions of Their Parents" from Rex William Cowdry, M.D., and Kathleen M. O'Leary, M.S.W. (March 1992 issue, p. 427), there was a typographical error ...
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Page723This statement was proposed by the Committee on Women1 of the Council on National Affairs. It was approved by the Board of Trustees in September 1991 and by the Assembly of District Branches in November 1991.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.723Publication date: 01 May 1992
Page724This statement was proposed by the Committee on Women1 of the Council on National Affairs. It was approved by the Board of Trustees in June 1991 and by the Assembly of District Branches in November 1991.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.5.724Publication date: 01 May 1992
Pages724-a–724This statement was proposed by the Committee on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues1 of the Council on National Affairs. It was approved by the Assembly of District Branches in November 1991 and by the Board of Trustees in December 1991.
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