American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 150
- Number 2
- February 1993
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Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages178–187Considerable effort has been directed toward identifying and conceptualizing information-processing deficits in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The impressive gains in this field have made meaningful contributions to our understanding of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.178Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages188–196The authors systematically examine the concept of boundaries and boundary violations in clinical practice, particularly as they relate to recent sexual misconduct litigation. They selectively review the literature on the subject and identify critical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.188Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages197–206The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of and possible responses to uncertainty in psychiatric diagnosis. Uncertainty is inevitable because of the overlap in characteristics, or test results, between populations with and without a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.197Article
Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages229–234OBJECTIVE: The authors examine the allegation that the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently abused in the legal system as the basis for a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. METHOD: Data for the investigation were drawn ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.229Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages235–239OBJECTIVE: Early trauma in the form of childhood physical or sexual abuse has been associated with adult psychopathology. The purpose of this study was to compare rates of childhood abuse in Vietnam veterans with and without combat-related posttraumatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.235Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages240–245OBJECTIVE: This study assessed current and long-term psychological and psychiatric sequelae of war trauma in World War II Pacific theater combat veterans, some of whom had been Japanese prisoners of war (POWs). METHOD: A group of 36 POW survivors and a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.240Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages246–249OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the prevalence of panic symptoms that do not meet criteria for panic disorder. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of panic disorder, panic attacks, and limited- symptom attacks in the general population. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.246Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages250–257OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed the substance and diagnostic specificity of carbon-dioxide-induced panic since, in addition to the specific biochemical effects of inhaled carbon dioxide (CO2), simple physiologic distress is also frequently implicated as a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.250Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages258–261OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the intensity and relationship of trauma and responses to bereavement in family members after homicide. METHOD: The authors established an outpatient clinic that offered evaluation and supportive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.258Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages262–265OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the adult outcome of a group of male juveniles who committed sexual assault. METHOD: Nineteen sexually assaultive male juveniles and a comparison group of 58 violent juveniles were studied over an 8-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.262Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages266–271OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to present initial findings from a retrospective chart review of geriatric day treatment patients in order to focus attention on this potentially important area, add to the limited database in this area, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.266Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages272–277OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether female homosexuality is familial and whether it is cofamilial with male homosexuality. METHOD: Subjects included 84 homosexual and 79 heterosexual female probands recruited through newspaper ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.272Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages278–285OBJECTIVE: Most investigators presume that schizophrenia and affective disorder are separate diseases. Others have proposed alternatives to this Kraepelinian view. These alternatives were addressed by preliminary analyses of data from a family study of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.278Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages286–293OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to test the reliability and validity of the Pathological Laughter and Crying Scale and the effectiveness of nortriptyline treatment for patients with emotional lability following stroke. METHOD: Eighty-two patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.286Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages294–301OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and the self-reported use of alcohol, carbohydrates, and caffeine in normal volunteers and four groups of psychiatric outpatients. METHOD: Outpatients and normal volunteers were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.294Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages302–308OBJECTIVE: Body dysmorphic disorder, preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance, is included in DSM-III-R but has received little empirical study. The authors investigated the demographics, phenomenology, course, associated psychopathology, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.302Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages309–315OBJECTIVE: Previous studies of psychiatric illness in populations infected with or at risk for HIV have not included systematic evaluation for personality disorders. The authors present the first controlled study of 1) personality disorders in HIV-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.309Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages316–320OBJECTIVE: The authors sought a practical means of monitoring and evaluating group psychotherapy, using existing clinical resources, for purposes of quality improvement and education on a large general hospital psychiatric service. METHOD: Monitoring ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.316Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages321–323The potential efficacy of oral l-deprenyl (5 mg b.i.d.) added to the regimen of 10 patients with Alzheimer's disease receiving either tacrine or physostigmine was assessed in a double-blind, placebo- controlled, 4-week, two-period crossover pilot study. l-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.321Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages324–325The authors compared the responses of 76 adolescents on an inpatient psychiatric service with those of 802 school-based adolescents in the same city regarding HIV risk behaviors. The psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents reported a significantly higher ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.324Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages326–327In a chart review at a hospital's infectious disease AIDS clinic, manic syndromes affected 8% of patients who had AIDS. Of the 14 patients with manic episodes, those without a family or personal history of mood disorder presented later in the course of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.326Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages328–329In this pilot study, the authors assessed 4-year outcomes for 18 schizophrenic outpatients with alcoholism who were treated in an innovative dual-diagnosis program. Over half (61.1%) achieved stable remissions from alcoholism. The mean duration of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.328Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages330–332Studies associate psychotic disorders with various forms of subtle inattention to the right hemispace (left-turning behavior). The authors examined the correlation between this dopamine-related sign and severity of delusions (presumably dopaminergic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.330Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages333–335In 27 patients with chronic schizophrenia, there was a significant correlation between performance on an antisaccade eye movement task and on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. A significant correlation was not obtained between antisaccade task performance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.2.333Publication date: 01 February 1993
Pages336–337Blunted growth hormone (GH) responses to growth hormone-releasing factor (GH-RF) and clonidine have been reported in patients with panic disorder. In this study GH-RF and clonidine were administered to 13 patients with panic disorder and 20 healthy ...
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