American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 152
- Number 9
- September 1995
Article
Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1259–1265OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1259Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1266–1271OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1266Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1272–1278OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1272Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1279–1285OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1279Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1286–1290OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1286Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1291–1297OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1291Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1298–1301OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1298Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1302–1308OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1302Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1309–1316OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1309Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1317–1321OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1317Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1322–1328OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1322Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1329–1335OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1329Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1336–1342OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1336Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1343–1348OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1343Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1349–1357OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1349Article
Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1359–1361OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1359Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1362–1364OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1362Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1365–1367OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1365Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1368–1371OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1368Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1372–1376OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1372Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1377–1379OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1377Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1380–1382OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1380Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1383–1385OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1383Publication date: 01 September 1995
Pages1386–1388OBJECTIVE: 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.152.9.1386Article
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Page1407This 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.
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