American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 152
- Number 4
- April 1995
Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages505–515OBJECTIVE: This article provides an overview of the history of psychosurgery as a treatment for psychiatric illnesses. METHOD: The author reviewed articles describing psychosurgery between 1935 and 1954 in order to summarize surgical techniques, clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.505Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages516–522OBJECTIVE: The authors took advantage of a 50-year prospective study of World War II veterans to examine the predictors and correlates of combat exposure, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trait neuroticism. METHOD: The subjects were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.516Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages523–528OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the criterion and predictive validity of the diagnosis of adjustment disorder in a pediatric study group. METHOD: Ninety-two school-age children with new-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were evaluated repeatedly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.523Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages529–535OBJECTIVE: The authors previously identified suspected risk factors for traumatic events related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the basis of data gathered retrospectively. In this study, they tested that model prospectively. METHOD: A random ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.529Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages536–542OBJECTIVE: The authors describe the psychiatric assessments and trauma testimonies of 20 Bosnian refugees of "ethnic cleansing" who have recently resettled in the United States. METHOD: Refugees referred from agencies managing refugee resettlement ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.536Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages543–550OBJECTIVE: Previous research has documented a possible relation of stress and depression to cell-mediated immunity. The authors examined how stressful events and depression may affect key parameters of cellular immunity in subjects with and without HIV ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.543Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages551–554OBJECTIVE: The prevalences of personality disorders among HIV-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men were compared, and the presence of personality disorders was related to axis I psychiatric disorders, psychiatric distress, and impaired functioning. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.551Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages555–563OBJECTIVE: This study explored the effect of veterans' race and of the pairing of veterans' and clinicians' race on the process and outcome of treatment for war-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: As part of the national evaluation of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.555Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages564–570OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine which of the two commonly used schedules of ECT administration, twice or three times weekly, is clinically optimal in terms of antidepressant efficacy and cognitive effects. METHOD: In this double-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.564Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages571–578OBJECTIVE: In light of continuing controversies concerning the DSM-III- R system for diagnosing personality disorders, their construct validity, and the assignment of disorders to a particular axis, the authors studied patterns of axis I-axis II ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.571Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages579–582OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess gender differences in personality disorders. Since heterogeneity of axis I diagnoses could introduce variability in the assessment of axis II diagnoses, the authors studied a group of patients with a primary ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.579Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages583–587OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated sexual behaviors related to HIV transmission among homeless mentally ill men in a New York City shelter. A previous study of a similar population found HIV prevalence to be 19%. METHODS: In standardized interviews with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.583Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages588–595OBJECTIVE: This longitudinal study examined predictors of patterns of change in HIV sexual risk acts among homosexual and bisexual adolescent males. METHOD: A consecutive series of 136 homosexual and bisexual males aged 14-19 years were recruited into the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.588Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages596–601OBJECTIVE: This report describes the postdoctoral research training of faculty in departments of psychiatry and relates research training characteristics to current involvement in research. METHOD: Data were taken from a survey of 3,107 doctoral-level ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.596Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages602–608OBJECTIVE: Delayed sleep phase syndrome is a common but little reported cause of severe insomnia. Since it was first described, few detailed reports of delayed sleep phase syndrome have appeared, and treatment methods have not been reviewed. From the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.602Article
Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages610–612OBJECTIVE: This study was done to test the hypothesis that serum concentration of norclozapine is a risk factor for leukopenia during treatment with clozapine. METHOD: Maximum decreases in leukocyte counts in 44 unselected patients treated with clozapine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.610Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages613–615OBJECTIVE: Subjective effects of alcohol in alcoholics treated with naltrexone or placebo were compared. METHOD: In a previously reported double-blind clinical trial of 50 mg/day of naltrexone or placebo for treatment of alcoholism, 36 of 70 detoxified ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.613Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages616–618OBJECTIVE: The authors' objective was to characterize the effects of fluoxetine treatment on dexamethasone-induced growth hormone (GH) responses in depressed patients. METHOD: Twelve patients (six women and six men) with major depression diagnosed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.616Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages619–622OBJECTIVE: The authors determined the effects of antipanic treatment with fluoxetine on human growth hormone (GH) response to the alpha 2 agonist clonidine. METHOD: Seventeen patients with panic disorder and 15 healthy volunteers were challenged with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.619Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages623–625OBJECTIVE: The authors tested the hypothesis that hyperreactivity to CO2 in healthy subjects represents an underlying familial vulnerability to panic disorder. METHOD: One vital-capacity inhalation of 35% CO2 and 65% O2 was administered to each of 84 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.623Effectiveness of computer-generated (virtual reality) graded exposure in the treatment of acrophobia
Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages626–628OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to examine the efficacy of computer- generated (virtual reality) graded exposure in the treatment of acrophobia (fear of heights). METHOD: Twenty college students with acrophobia were randomly assigned to virtual reality ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.626Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages629–631OBJECTIVE: This study looked at the impact of hearing deficits on the assessment of psychopathology in geriatric psychiatric patients. METHOD: Psychiatric functioning and speech discrimination were measured in 21 elderly psychiatric patients in a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.629Publication date: 01 April 1995
Pages632–634OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to determine the impact on suicidal behavior of Tele-Help/Tele-Check, a telephone service designed to provide elderly people with home assistance. Tele-Help is an alarm system that the client can activate to call for help; ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.4.632Article
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Pages654-a–654Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., Michael J. Kozak, Ph.D., Wayne K. Goodman, M.D., Eric Hollander, M.D., Michael A. Jenike, M.D., and Steven A. Rasmussen, M.D., are the authors of the article "DSM-IV Field Trial: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" (January 1995 issue, pp. ...
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