American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 152
- Number 5
- May 1995
Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages660–665OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of therapeutic innovation on the interpersonal style of physicians by using the historical example of the treatment of general paralysis of the insane by malaria fever therapy. METHOD: The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.660Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages666–672OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate differential effects of hyperventilation on brain lactate in patients with panic disorder and comparison subjects as a possible mechanism for explaining previous observations of an excess rise in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.666Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages673–682OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to characterize the specific effects of imipramine in the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia and to delineate dose-response and possibly plasma level- response relationships. METHOD: Eighty patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.673Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages683–691OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this comparative outcome study was to investigate whether the effects of exposure in vivo treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia could be enhanced by adding interventions specifically for panic attacks before the start of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.683Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages692–697OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the addition of chloride to a lactate infusion would reduce the frequency of panic attacks. METHOD: The subjects included 14 healthy volunteers and 20 patients meeting the DSM-IV criteria for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.692Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages698–703OBJECTIVE: Gender differences in onset of illness, response to treatment, course, and biologic measures have been consistently reported in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Patients with first- episode schizophrenia were examined to determine whether ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.698Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages704–714OBJECTIVE: Structural neuroimaging and neuropathological studies have demonstrated a variety of aspects of brain morphology that appear to distinguish schizophrenic patients from comparison subjects (diagnostic effects), a predominance of left-sided ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.704Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages715–721OBJECTIVE: The planum temporale is intimately involved in the generation and understanding of language and has been suggested to be a key area affected in schizophrenia. To explore temporal lobe abnormalities in schizophrenia, the authors measured the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.715Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages722–730OBJECTIVE: The goal was to compare clinical and neuropsychological characteristics of patients with late-onset schizophrenia, a poorly studied and controversial entity, with those of patients with early- onset schizophrenia and normal subjects. METHOD: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.722Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages731–737OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to characterize the neuropsychiatric profile of elderly patients with schizophrenia and establish a patient registry for prospective ante-mortem and post- mortem studies. METHOD: Medical records of all chronically ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.731Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages738–748OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to characterize the hippocampal formation in patients with schizophrenia by measuring neuron density, neuron size, and variability of neuronal axis orientation. METHOD: Brain tissue was obtained at autopsy from 14 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.738Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages749–754OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to evaluate whether the pattern of schizophrenia and related disorders in probands and their relatives can be explained by a single underlying continuum of liability to the "schizophrenia spectrum." METHOD: In the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.749Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages755–764OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to assess whether the DSM-III-R category of schizoaffective disorder differs meaningfully from schizophrenia and affective illness in clinical features, outcome, and familial psychopathology. In addition, the authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.755Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages765–771OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine whether fluphenazine dose or plasma level predicts clinical improvement or side effects during acute treatment. METHOD: Oral fluphenazine was given in fixed, randomized, double-blind doses (10, 20, or 30 mg/day) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.765Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages772–777OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the types of repetitive thoughts and behavior demonstrated by adults with autistic disorder and compare them with those of age- and sex-matched adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. METHOD: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.772Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages778–783OBJECTIVE: Although cocaine is a potent serotonin (5-HT) reuptake blocker, the role of 5-HT systems in cocaine craving and relapse in humans has been unclear. The authors evaluated whether acute reductions in central 5-HT synthesis modulated craving for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.778Article
Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages785–788OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationship between age at onset of first depressive episode and clinical features in elderly depressed patients. METHOD: They used data on age at onset and clinical features in 246 elderly depressed patients treated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.785Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages789–791OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to test empirically a commonly held assumption that the depression in borderline personality disorder is primarily anaclitic. METHOD: The Depressive Experiences Questionnaire and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.789Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages792–794OBJECTIVE: CSF levels of inositol have been reported to be lower than normal in depressed subjects. The authors administered inositol to depressed patients in a double-blind, controlled trial. METHOD: Under double-blind conditions, 12 g/day of inositol (N ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.792Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages795–797OBJECTIVE: The authors examined individual differences in stress reactivity as well as whether features of the illness itself or psychological characteristics differentiate between patients with bipolar disorder who are highly stress reactive and those ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.795Publication date: 01 May 1995
Pages798–800OBJECTIVE: Variations in month of birth were examined in patients with infantile autism to test the hypothesis that birth in a particular month may be a risk factor for this disorder. METHOD: Data for autistic patients registered with the National League ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.798Article
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Page819This statement was drafted by the Council on Aging.1 It was approved by the Assembly in November 1993 and by the Board of Trustees in December 1993.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.5.819Publication date: 01 May 1995
Page820This statement was drafted by the Council on Aging.1 It was approved by the Assembly in November 1994 and by the Board of Trustees in December 1994.
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