American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 152
- Number 6
- June 1995
Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages827–832OBJECTIVE: Issues in clozapine treatment were considered in terms of implications for resource management. METHOD: A critical review of the literature on time course and pattern of response to clozapine was used to address treatment of negative symptoms, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.827Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages833–842OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to clarify how genetic liability and stressful life events interact in the etiology of major depression. METHOD: Information about stressful life events and onset of major depressive episodes in the past year was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.833Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages843–849OBJECTIVE: The DSM-IV mood disorders field trial, a multisite collaborative study, was designed to explore the reliability of a course-based diagnostic classification system for major depression, evaluate the symptom criteria for dysthymia, and explore ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.843Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages850–855OBJECTIVE: Abnormalities in the serotonergic system have been implicated in suicidal behavior. Higher numbers of serotonin-2 (5-HT2) receptors have been reported in the post-mortem brain of suicide victims. In order to further examine the role of 5-HT2A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.850Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages856–861OBJECTIVE: A subpopulation of chronically mentally ill patients, sometimes referred to as "revolving door" patients, are frequently readmitted to psychiatric units. This study examined the relationships among demographic features, diagnostic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.856Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages862–868OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the long-term stability of a seasonal pattern of recurrent depression, identify possible factors associated with alteration of the seasonal pattern, and determine whether atypical vegetative symptoms ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.862Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages869–875OBJECTIVE: The authors measured the variation in ECT utilization rates across 317 metropolitan statistical areas of the United States and determined to what degree this variation is associated with health care system characteristics, demographic factors, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.869Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages876–882OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to compare regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) in schizophrenic patients never treated with psychotropic drugs (drug-naive) and in schizophrenic patients free from drugs for various amounts of time. METHOD: Seventeen ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.876Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages883–888OBJECTIVE: While a number of studies have suggested that women with schizophrenia have a less severe form of the disorder than men, the issue has been examined with neuropsychological measures only infrequently. METHOD: The authors compared ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.883Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages889–894OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the stability of DSM-III-R disorders and groups of disorders in adolescent inpatients followed up 2 years after hospitalization. METHOD: Seventy hospitalized adolescents were reliably assessed by using structured diagnostic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.889Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages895–900OBJECTIVE: Personality disorders are a major mental health problem, but little information about their etiology and natural history is available. This study examined continuities between axis I disorders in adolescents and personality disorders in young ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.895Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages901–906OBJECTIVE: The authors evaluated characteristics of patients whom clinicians accurately assessed as being at high or low risk for violence and patients for whom clinicians overestimated or underestimated the risk. METHOD: At admission, physicians ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.901Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages907–913OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between behavior and serotonin in nonhuman primates. METHOD: During a routine capture and medical examination, 26 adolescent male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were selected as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.907Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages915–918OBJECTIVE: Abnormalities in frontal lobe phosphorous metabolism in patients with bipolar disorder have been reported, but many of the patients studied were receiving lithium. In this study, medication-free bipolar patients were examined to determine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.915Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages919–922OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to determine whether people who committed suicide within 4 weeks after having made contact with a health care professional communicated their intent to commit suicide during that final contact. METHOD: Using data from a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.919Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages923–925OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the seasonality of serotonin functions among adolescents who attempt suicide. METHOD: Platelet [3H]imipramine binding was assessed over a period of 18 months in 98 adolescents who attempted suicide and a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.923Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages926–928OBJECTIVE: It is an accepted yet unproven belief that prior favorable response to an antidepressant medication predicts good response to the same antidepressant during a subsequent depressive episode. The authors studied desipramine retreatment for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.926Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages929–931OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the efficacy of methylphenidate in the treatment of depression in a group of older, medically ill patients. METHOD: Sixteen patients underwent an 8-day double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial; 13 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.929Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages932–935OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to compare right ear (left hemisphere) advantage for dichotic words in schizophrenia and depression and to assess its association with antipsychotic medication, symptom ratings, and gender. METHOD: Thirty-two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.932Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages936–938OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether intelligence predicts variance in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms beyond that predicted by extent of combat exposure. METHOD: The subjects were 105 male Vietnam combat veterans. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.6.936Publication date: 01 June 1995
Pages939–941OBJECTIVE: The authors explored whether individuals who participated in the recovery of war dead were more likely to experience later symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than were individuals who were not involved in the recovery of war dead. ...
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