American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 153
- Number 6
- June 1996
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Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages752–758OBJECTIVE: This article describes the clinical and theoretical significance of intolerance of aloneness for patients with borderline personality disorder. It is intended to make their treatment more effective and less burdensome. METHOD: Clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.752Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages759–764OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of clozapine for treatment-resistant mania was examined in a prospective trial for patients with bipolar or schizoaffective disorder. METHOD: The subjects were 25 acutely manic patients with either bipolar disorder (N = 10) or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.759Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages765–770OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the relation of valproate serum levels to clinical improvement and development of adverse effects in hospitalized patients with acute mania. The initial fixed-dose escalation design, the monotherapy with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.765Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages771–777OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the outcome of a 4-month intensive inpatient program for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Vietnam veterans. METHOD: The subjects were 51 male veterans with PTSD who completed the inpatient treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.771Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages778–782OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine risk factors for posttraumatic stress in medical care professionals who perform postmortem identifications. METHOD: Thirty-one dentists (29 men and two women) who had identified the dead from the fire at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.778Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages783–788OBJECTIVE: The health-related quality of life of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder was compared to published norms for the general U.S. population and for patients with either depressive disorders or diabetes. METHOD: Sixty medication-free ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.783Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages789–793OBJECTIVE: Recreational use of amphetamine and its analogues has increased considerably during the last decade. The aim of this study was to determine possible demographic characteristics of amphetamine users and nonusers who were seen in psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.789Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages794–798OBJECTIVE: The high seroprevalence of HIV that has been reported among homeless individuals with mental illness indicates an urgent need to examine HIV risk behavior in this population. METHOD: Injection drug use and sexual behavior were assessed in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.794Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages799–805OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate sex differences in relationships between brain and behavior in schizophrenia. METHOD: Frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and whole brain volumes were obtained from magnetic resonance images of 91 patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.799Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages806–811OBJECTIVE: Subtypologies of schizophrenia based on cross-sectional criteria, such as the nomenclature of the DSMs, have not been successful in identifying valid diagnostic subgroups among patients with schizophrenia. A subtypology that uses criteria to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.806Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages817–819OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether clozapine induces more weight gain than haloperidol and whether weight gain is related to clinical improvement. METHOD: The weight and symptoms of 39 outpatients with schizophrenia who were randomly assigned to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.817Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages820–822OBJECTIVE: The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine can increase serum levels of clozapine and norclozapine, but effects of other SSRIs are unknown. Thus, the authors evaluated interactions of clozapine with fluoxetine, paroxetine, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.820Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages823–825OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the effect of panic provocation on the subsequent development of panic attacks and panic disorder in nonclinical subjects with no history of spontaneous panic. METHOD: Sixty-two subjects who had completed a study examining ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.823Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages826–828OBJECTIVE: This study compared self-perception of defense patterns with objective and independent ratings of general adjustment in normal adolescents. METHOD: Self-perception of defense utilization by 140 high school students was measured by an adolescent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.826Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages829–830OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether an empirically derived multivariate typology can predict outcome in treated alcoholics. METHOD: Two hundred fifty-nine hospitalized male alcoholics were divided into two subtypes by means of cluster analysis of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.829Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages831–832OBJECTIVE: Scores on the American College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatry Residency In-Training Examination (PRITE) were correlated with scores on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Part I examination in psychiatry. METHOD: Pearson ...
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Page851For the letter "Risperidone-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia" by Randall D. Buzan, M.D. (May 1996 issue, pp. 734-735), the authors are Randall D. Buzan, M.D., Diane Firestone, R.N., C.F.N.P., Marshall Thomas, M.D., and D.A. Franklin, M.D.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.851Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages851-a–851In the paper "Temporal Lobe Morphology in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia" by Leslie K. Jacobsemi, M.D., et al. (March 1996, pp. 355-361), there was an error in processing the data. The corrected table 1 and table 2 are reprinted below. The error caused no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.851-aPublication date: 01 June 1996
Pages852–853Psychiatry has only recently developed training in the area of substance-related disorders. Nevertheless, these illnesses are highly prevalent and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients with these disorders often do not ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.6.852Publication date: 01 June 1996
Pages853–855Substance-related disorders are widespread among the general public and are often accompanied by other psychiatric disorders. However, historical social stigma and other factors have led to underdiagnosis and limited access to care. Cost-effective ...
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