American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 153
- Number 10
- October 1996
Article
Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1250–1260OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this article are 1) to review federal and state laws relevant to confidentiality in group therapy with impaired physicians and 2) to provide empirical data concerning the actual confidentiality practices and experiences of group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1250Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1261–1268OBJECTIVE: A subgroup of patients with Alzheimer's disease present with visual disturbances at onset. This study investigated whether specific cortical networks associated with visual processes are preferentially affected in this subgroup and determined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1261Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1269–1273OBJECTIVE: The authors compared clinical findings of Alzheimer's disease and the so-called Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease. METHOD: Available data were analyzed on the clinical features of 58 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 24 patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1269Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1274–1279OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have suggested that geriatric inpatients with chronic schizophrenia manifest profound cognitive impairments. This study investigated how these cognitive impairments resemble those seen in degenerative dementing conditions. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1274Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1280–1287OBJECTIVE: The authors compared amounts of white matter hyperintensity in late- and early-onset depressed patients and never-depressed older subjects, compared neuropsychological function in these groups, and investigated the association between white ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1280Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1288–1292OBJECTIVE: The authors compared response rates, the temporal course of response to acute treatment, and relapse rates during continuation treatment of elderly and midlife patients with recurrent major depression. METHOD: They analyzed results from two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1288Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1293–1300OBJECTIVE: Major depression occurs with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in up to 60% of psychiatric and primary care patients. This comorbidity has been associated with greater severity of depression, poorer psychosocial functioning, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1293Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1301–1307OBJECTIVE: This study compared the effect of two different serum lithium levels on the psychosocial functioning of patients with bipolar I disorder. METHOD: Ninety patients with bipolar I disorder were enrolled in a prospective, double-blind, maintenance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1301Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1308–1312OBJECTIVE: This study tested the hypothesis that in a population of adult outpatients with major depression, those with an early onset of depression would have a greater prevalence of personality disorders than those with a late onset of depression. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1308Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1313–1317OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether depressed patients exhibit exaggerated platelet reactivity. METHOD: In vivo platelet activation, secretion, and dose-response aggregation were measured in 12 depressed patients and eight normal comparison ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1313Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1318–1324OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the policy of closing psychiatric hospitals and replacing their functions with community-based services. METHOD: All long-stay nondemented patients in two U.K. hospitals scheduled for closure were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1318Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1325–1328OBJECTIVE: The assumed relationship between dissociation and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined. METHOD: From a group of police officers who had experienced a traumatic event, the authors assessed the chronic dissociative ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1325Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1329–1333OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of dissociative identity disorder in a group of Turkish patients as assessed with a structured interview. METHOD: Thirty-five consecutive patients at the dissociative disorders program ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1329Article
Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1340–1342OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to replicate an earlier finding of a familial liability for depression in Alzheimer's disease. METHOD: The family histories of depression and dementia were compared in 28 patients experiencing a first episode of major ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1340Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1343–1346OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to find predictive criteria for response to clozapine. METHOD: Single photon emission computed tomography studies of cerebral perfusion were done in 24 treatment- resistant schizophrenic patients while they were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1343Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1347–1349OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationship between premorbid adjustment in schizophrenia and event-related potential data and neuropsychological data obtained after onset of the illness. METHOD: They interviewed 13 male veterans with chronic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1347Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1350–1352OBJECTIVE: The authors predicted that depressed elderly patients who responded to treatment would rate their baseline health more positively than nonresponders, that responders would again rate their health more positively once they were in remission, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1350Publication date: 01 October 1996
Pages1353–1356OBJECTIVE: A national overview of outpatient mental health care in nonhospital settings is provided, focusing on the distribution of patients among psychiatrists, psychologists, general medical physicians, and other health professionals. METHOD: Data from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.10.1353Article
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Pages1374-a–1374In the second paragraph of the reply by Martin H. Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., et al. to the letter "Effectiveness of the Light Visor" by Gordon Wallace, D.V.M., M.P.H. (August 1996 issue, pp. 1110-1111), the complicated crossover study with a significant ...
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