American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 155
- Number 1
- January 1998
Editorial
Images in Neuroscience
Special Articles
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages4–11Literature and folk wisdom have long linked depression and death; however, only recently have scientific studies examined the relation between them. Beginning in the 1970s, investigators compared mortality among patients treated for major depression and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.4Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages12–21OBJECTIVE: Polypharmacy is common in the treatment of refractory bipolar disorder. The purpose of this article is to review the safety and efficacy of mood stabilizers in combinations. METHOD: A manual and computer (MEDLINE) search was performed for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.12Regular Article
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages22–29OBJECTIVE: The authors' goals were to determine the frequency and distribution of ECT for general hospital inpatients with recurrent major depression and to estimate the effects of prompt ECT on the length and cost of inpatient care. METHOD: Data from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.22Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages30–35OBJECTIVE: In this prospective study, information was collected on all bipolar I patients who started lithium prophylaxis at a lithium clinic during more than 15 years. METHOD: Patients were evaluated bimonthly with standardized instruments for as long as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.30Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages36–42OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the minimum paroxetine dose effective for treating panic disorder. METHOD: Of 425 patients with DSM-III-R panic disorder with or without agoraphobia who underwent a 2-week drug-free screening period, 278 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.36Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages43–47OBJECTIVE: Whereas the fact of attrition during the course of treatment is well documented, little is known about the factors that affect sample selection before the beginning of a study (“pretreatment attrition”). The present study reports on the degree ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.43Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages48–53OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to test the practical utility of haloperidol plasma level determinations in the management of schizophrenic patients who show poor initial responses to haloperidol. METHOD: Inpatients with acute exacerbations of DSM-III ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.48Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages54–61OBJECTIVE: The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of carbamazepine in the treatment of agitation and aggression associated with dementia were assessed. METHOD: In a 6-week, randomized, multisite, parallel-group study of 51 nursing home patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.54Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages62–69OBJECTIVE: The authors used self-report data to study patterns and predictors of treatment contact after the first onset of DSM-III-R mood, anxiety, and addictive disorders. METHOD: Data from the National Comorbidity Survey, a general population survey of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.62Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages70–75OBJECTIVE: The study of spontaneous dyskinesia in schizophrenia is confounded by the widespread use of neuroleptics. The authors hypothesized that spontaneous dyskinesia would be present in subjects with schizophrenia spectrum personality (schizoid, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.70Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages76–83OBJECTIVE: The authors report on a systematic twin study of index twins suffering from schizophrenia spectrum psychoses. Using different diagnostic systems, they examined twin concordance, family history, and the frequency and severity of the birth ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.76Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages84–89OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and type of neurological abnormalities in schizophrenic patients and their nonpsychotic siblings. METHOD: A comprehensive neurological assessment, including evaluation of both hard and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.84Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages90–97OBJECTIVE: The goal of this direct-interview family study was to replicate and extend an earlier finding of a familial liability for social phobia. The authors hypothesized that there would be higher rates of the generalized type of social phobia—but not ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.90Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages98–101OBJECTIVE: In 1986 and 1987, Cloninger postulated the existence of the heritable behavioral trait of novelty seeking and its putative underpinnings in the dopaminergic systems of the ventral midbrain. Two widely reported studies found significant ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.98Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages102–108OBJECTIVE: The authors developed and evaluated the reliability and validity of the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale, a clinician-administered seven-item scale designed to assess delusions across a wide range of psychiatric disorders. METHOD: The authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.102Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages109–113OBJECTIVE: Although data suggest that homelessness among persons with severe mental disorders is both distressing and common, several important epidemiologic questions remain unanswered. This study reports on the occurrence of homelessness in a quasi-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.109Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Brief Report
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages124–126OBJECTIVE: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to test whether brain activation was detectable in regions previously associated with cocaine cue-induced craving. METHOD: Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional activation was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.124Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages127–128OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of self-reports of substance use among outpatients dually diagnosed with substance use disorder and either bipolar disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder. METHOD: Self-reports of substance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.127Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages129–130OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the relationship between smoking and suicidality among psychiatric patients. METHOD: All psychiatric patients (N=1,217) from Kuopio University Hospital in eastern Finland were examined for current smoking, suicidal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.129Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages131–133OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence, risk, and implications of comorbidity between partner violence and psychiatric disorders. METHOD: Data were obtained from a representative birth cohort of 941 young adults through use of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.131Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages134–136OBJECTIVE: Abnormalities of olfactory identification ability have been proposed as a marker of cerebral dysfunction in schizophrenia. The authors studied the potential role of genetic factors in olfactory dysfunction by assessing monozygotic twins ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.134Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages137–139OBJECTIVE: The authors examined Continuous Performance Test scores of patients with major depression with or without psychosis and schizophrenia. METHOD: Patients with major depression with psychosis (N=13), major depression without psychosis (N=14), and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.137Publication date: 01 January 1998
Pages140–142OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the frequency of DSM-III-R personality disorders in adolescent and young adult psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: Structured diagnostic interviews were reliably performed with a series of 255 consecutively admitted inpatients (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.1.140Book Forum: ANXIETY AND MOOD DISORDERS
Book Forum: TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY
Book Forum: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY
Book Forum: FREUD AND ERIKSON
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