American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 150
- Number 6
- June 1993
Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages859–866Current psychiatric research on panic disorder and its treatment are heavily influenced by neurobiological and cognitive-behavioral models rather than psychodynamic propositions, and psychodynamic treatment is generally considered to be of little benefit ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.859Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages867–872OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of sleep disorder diagnoses in DSM-III-R by using a newly developed interview, the Structured Interview for Sleep Disorders According to DSM-III-R (SIS-D) and to evaluate the concordance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.867Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages873–879OBJECTIVE: It is frequently reported that patients with psychotic disorders have poor insight into their illness. Previous research has suggested that poor insight may have considerable power in predicting the long-term course of chronic mental disorders ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.873Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages880–884OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine whether the interjudge reliability of the DSM-III-R concept of bizarre delusions could be improved by alternative definitions of the concept. METHOD: Twelve raters evaluated 180 delusions of separate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.880Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages885–890OBJECTIVE: In an attempt to surmount the problem of retrospectively establishing the childhood diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the authors constructed the 61-item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) for adults to use to describe their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.885Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages891–895OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to clarify the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities. METHOD: The authors assessed learning disabilities in a sample of 140 children with attention deficit ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.891Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages896–900OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this naturalistic study was to examine the long-term (15 months and 4 years) cognitive and affective outcome following treatment with either cyclic antidepressants or ECT in depressed older adults. METHOD: Fifty-five patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.896Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages901–903OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the pattern of affective psychopathology in families ascertained for genetic linkage studies through bipolar I probands to that in families ascertained through bipolar II probands. METHOD: All available ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.901Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages904–909OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the safety of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressed patients with serious cardiac disease. METHOD: The rate of complications in 40 patients with major depressive disorder and left ventricular ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.904Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages910–915OBJECTIVE: There is evidence that both psychiatric (especially affective) and medical illnesses contribute to physical disability. However, the differential contributions of specific psychiatric disorders and of medical pathology to functional status in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.910Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages916–921OBJECTIVE: In this study patients were examined during the first year after traumatic brain injury to determine the presence of secondary mania. METHOD: A consecutive series of 66 patients with closed-head injury were evaluated in the hospital and at 3-, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.916Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages922–927OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the effect of depression on neuropsychological performance in HIV-infected men. Previous studies have suggested that depression may account for the neuropsychological abnormalities observed in some patients with HIV ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.922Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages928–934OBJECTIVE: An initial finding of heightened risk of suicidal ideation or behavior among individuals in a random community sample who met diagnostic criteria for panic disorder or panic attacks was not replicated in later studies of both general and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.928Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages935–940OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and comorbidity of current mental disorders defined by DSM-III-R among a random sample of suicide victims from a nationwide suicide population. METHOD: Using a psychological autopsy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.935Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages941–946OBJECTIVE: In a previous article the authors reported associations between nicotine dependence and psychiatric disorders in a community sample of young adults. Increased lifetime rates of major depression and anxiety disorders were found in persons with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.941Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages947–952OBJECTIVE: The effects of methods used to improve the interrater reliability of reviewers' ratings of manuscripts submitted to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry were studied. METHOD: Reviewers' ratings of consecutive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.947Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages954–958The author reviews the dependability of adult reports of childhood abuse and trauma, which are emerging in therapy with increasing frequency. He reviews the literature on multiple personality disorder to explore the extent to which corroboration of adult ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.954Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages959–960The authors examined Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire scores in 40 patients with unipolar nonpsychotic major depression before and after antidepressant treatment. They found that scores on the novelty seeking and reward dependence dimensions were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.959Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages961–962The growth hormone response to the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor pyridostigmine was measured in nine normothymic outpatients who met DSM- III-R criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The responses were significantly elevated when compared to those ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.961Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages963–965Of 60 depressed alcoholics who completed an open trial of imipramine, 27 (45%) responded with improvement in both mood and drinking behavior, and eight (13%) responded after further dosage increases or treatment with disulfiram. In a subsequent 6-month, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.963Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages966–968Diabetes mellitus has been identified as a possible risk factor for tardive dyskinesia. The authors examined 160 elderly individuals who were beginning neuroleptic treatment; 24 had diabetes and 136 did not. After 43 weeks of neuroleptic exposure, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.966Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages969–971While caloric consumption during binge eating has been measured, it is not known how many of the calories are retained in the gastrointestinal tract after vomiting. In 17 normal weight bulimic patients, there appeared to be a ceiling on the number of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.6.969Publication date: 01 June 1993
Pages972–974Test-retest interviews examining recent sexual activity were administered to 27 severely ill psychiatric patients after stabilization. Three reports were judged to be questionable. For the 16 sexually active patients among the remaining 24, high test-...
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