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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 152
  • Number 9
  • September 1995

Article

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1259–1265

OBJECTIVE: The authors analyze the concept of case management from the perspective of the task areas of psychiatry and demonstrate the importance of case management in the organization of psychiatric services. METHOD: The relevant literature was reviewed, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1259

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1266–1271

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine whether there has been an increase in the incidence of anorexia nervosa in the female population in the northeast of Scotland since the 1960s. METHOD: Standardized diagnostic criteria were applied to the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1266

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1272–1278

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa among patients in primary care and to evaluate the impact of urbanization, age and sex differences, and changes over time. METHOD: During 1985-1989, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1272

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1279–1285

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess the characteristics of men with eating disorders in the community. METHOD: The authors recruited 25 men meeting DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders and 25 comparison men through advertisements in college ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1279

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1286–1290

OBJECTIVE: Numerous studies suggest that the nonschizophrenic relatives of schizophrenic patients exhibit psychiatric and other features that discriminate them from normal comparison subjects. These features have been put forth as "spectrum" phenotypes ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1286

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1291–1297

OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-2, traditionally viewed as solely involved in immunological events, has recently been shown to exert profound effects on the development and regulation of the central nervous system. This study examined the relationships between ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1291

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1298–1301

OBJECTIVE: This study examined gender differences on three measures of thought disturbance among patients with schizophrenia and the relation between thought disturbance and social competency. METHOD: Fifty-three male and 34 female patients diagnosed with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1298

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1302–1308

OBJECTIVE: The authors tested the efficacy of individual psychotherapy in the rehabilitation counseling of psychiatrically symptomatic opiate- dependent patients during methadone maintenance treatment in community programs. METHOD: Volunteers in three ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1302

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1309–1316

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate gender differences in the prevalence rates, short-term reliability, and internal consistency of the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder for DSM-III-R, DSM- III, and Research Diagnostic Criteria (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1309

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1317–1321

OBJECTIVE: In order to classify neuroendocrine abnormalities in alcohol- dependent patients as trait, state, or residual markers, growth hormone (GH) secretion was assessed longitudinally. METHOD: GH secretion, stimulated by the dopaminergic agonist ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1317

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1322–1328

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the adult psychiatric correlates of childhood abuse among alcoholic inpatients. METHODS: The 802 patients, who included 321 women, were admitted to one of five New York State alcohol treatment ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1322

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1329–1335

OBJECTIVE: The Childhood Trauma Interview, a new instrument for brief and comprehensive retrospective assessment of childhood interpersonal trauma, is presented with initial evidence of its reliability and validity. METHOD: Drug- or alcohol-dependent ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1329

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1336–1342

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the association between sexual abuse in childhood and subsequent incidents of deliberate self-harm in women. METHOD: A random community sample of women (N = 252) that reported having been sexually abused as children was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1336

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1343–1348

OBJECTIVE: Professional skepticism and concerns regarding diagnostic reliability hinder research in dissociative disorders and multiple personality disorder. The reported frequency of multiple personality disorder in different psychiatric settings ranges ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1343

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1349–1357

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to develop a standardized instrument, the Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia, for rating psychopathology in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease and to conduct a multicenter pilot study of this instrument. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1349

Article

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1359–1361

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined whether subjects with Tourette's disorder have greater than normal striatal dopamine transporter densities, as suggested by previous post-mortem findings. METHOD: Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and [123I]...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1359

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1362–1364

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the relation of age at onset of panic disorder to liability to panic disorder and agoraphobia. METHOD: Two hundred thirty-one outpatients with panic disorder were compared with 131 surgical outpatients on demographic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1362

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1365–1367

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether lactate-induced panic attacks in patients with panic disorder would activate atrial natriuretic hormone, which could explain the missing ACTH and cortisol response found in this kind of experimentally induced ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1365

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1368–1371

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the efficacy of sertraline in the treatment of social phobia. METHOD: In a double-blind crossover study, 12 outpatients were randomly assigned to 10 weeks of sertraline (50-200 mg/day, flexible dosing) and 10 weeks of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1368

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1372–1376

OBJECTIVE: Greater activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is associated with specific neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and depression. Hyperactivation of paraventricular corticotropin-releasing ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1372

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1377–1379

OBJECTIVE: The authors explored whether personal or family history of major mental illness, negative symptoms, or behavioral measures are associated with positive psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. METHOD: Fifty-seven patients with Alzheimer's ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1377

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1380–1382

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test whether poor insight in patients with psychotic disorders is correlated with their performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. METHOD: The subjects included 52 psychotic patients (35 of whom had ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1380

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1383–1385

OBJECTIVE: Remote video psychiatric assessment holds promise for providing expert consultation to underserved areas. The authors assessed the reliability of rating scales administered in person and over video to patients with obsessive-compulsive ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1383

Publication date: 01 September 1995

Pages1386–1388

OBJECTIVE: A field trial of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale-- Modified was conducted to test its construct validity. A slightly altered form of the scale, the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale, was used in DSM-IV. METHOD: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1386

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Publication date: 01 September 1995

Page1407

This position statement was proposed by the Council and National Affairs.1 It was approved by the Board of Trustees in March 1995 and by the Assembly in May 1995.

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.152.9.1407

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