American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 155
- Number 11
- November 1998
Presidential Paper
Editorial
Images In Neuroscience
Special Article
Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1490–1501Objective:The goal of this report is to examine the potential implications of the high prevalence of smoking in schizophrenia for our understanding of this illness.Method:A selective review of the relevant clinical and preclinical literature was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1490Regular Article
Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1502–1507Objective:The patient who voices suicidal intent in terms of the future or in terms of certain life contingencies presents special difficulties for the therapist. The authors outline the challenges posed by this problem for assessment, clinical management,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1502Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1508–1511Objective:The authors designed and evaluated a structured and rigorous informed consent procedure involving subjects with schizophrenia.Method:Informed consent forms were read and explained to 49 schizophrenic patients participating in ongoing clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1508Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1512–1520Objective:The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of two doses of haloperidol and placebo in the treatment of psychosis and disruptive behaviors in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.Method:In a 6-week random-assignment, double-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1512Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1521–1528Objective:The purposes of this study were to investigate the rate (incidence) of tardive dyskinesia in elderly patients beginning treatment with antipsychotic medication and to identify risk factors for development of tardive dyskinesia in this age group. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1521Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1529–1535Objective:Cognitive testing and an informant report questionnaire were combined to determine whether their use in combination could improve accuracy in screening for the diagnosis of dementia over either test used alone. Methods of combining test scores ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1529Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1536–1543Objective:This study was an investigation of the role of Alzheimer-type senile degenerative abnormalities in the cognitive impairment of chronic schizophrenia.Method:The study group comprised 145 deceased elderly institutionalized psychiatric patients: 66 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1536Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1544–1549Objective:Dysfunction of monoamine uptake mechanisms has been implicated in the pathogenesis of alcohol dependence. The authors explored whether serotonergic dysfunction is associated with anxiety and depression, which increase the risk of relapse in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1544Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1550–1555Objective:Alterations in cortical benzodiazepine receptor density have been described in postmortem and in vivo studies of alcoholic subjects. The authors attempted to replicate these findings using single photon emission computed tomography and the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1550Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1556–1560Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine the treatment history and cost of previous treatment among patients with comorbid substance-related disorder and dysthymia, as compared to patients with substance-related disorder only. Method:...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1556Prevalence of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless and Low-Income Housed Mothers
Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1561–1564Objective:This study compared the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders among homeless and low-income housed mothers with the prevalence of these disorders among all women in the National Comorbidity Survey.Method:The authors used an unmatched case-control ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1561Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1565–1569Objective:A two-part study was conducted to examine the health status of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In part 1, veterans with and without PTSD were compared on health behaviors and on self-reported and physician-rated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1565Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1570–1577Objective:Although panic attacks account for only a portion of the morbidity of panic disorder and panic attack frequency assessments are unreliable, studies of drug efficacy in panic disorder have generally used reduction in panic attack frequency as the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1570Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1578–1583Objective:The purpose of this study was to assess whether joint hypermobility syndrome is more frequent in patients with panic disorder, agoraphobia, or both than in control subjects and, if so, to determine whether mitral valve prolapse modifies or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1578Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1584–1591Objective:It is likely that the corpus striatum is involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Prior studies have inconsistently found alterations in caudate volumes in patients with OCD. This study was undertaken in the hope that N-acetylaspartate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1584Clinical Case Conference
Images In Psychiatry
Brief Report
Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1600–1602Objective:The authors sought to replicate and extend previous observations of improvement in some EEG sleep measures during the course of antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia patients. Method:Fourteen medication-free patients with schizophrenia ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1600Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1603–1604Objective:The authors investigated the feasibility of translating the National Institute of Mental Health Quick Diagnostic Interview Schedule-III, Revised, computer version, for deaf individuals. Method:The study involved translation of selected scales ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1603Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1605–1607Objective:Imaging studies of patients with bipolar disorder demonstrate changes in deep white matter and subcortical gray nuclei that are seen as focal hyperintensities on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The objective of this study was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1605Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1608–1610Objective:Left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation has been reported to have ECT-like effects in depression; therefore, the authors planned a study of transcranial magnetic stimulation in mania.Method:Sixteen patients completed a 14-day double-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1608Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1611–1613Objective:This pilot study examined the effect of a modified motivational therapy intervention on outpatient treatment adherence and completion for patients with comorbid depressive disorder and cocaine dependence.Method:Depressed cocaine patients, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1611Publication date: 01 November 1998
Pages1614–1616Objective:The authors sought to compare the degree of mood improvement after light treatment with mood improvement in the subsequent summer in patients with seasonal affective disorder. Method:By using the Seasonal Affective Disorder Version of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.11.1614Book Forum: PSYCHOTHERAPY
Book Forum: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Book Forum: SUICIDE
Book Forum: FORENSICS AND ETHICS
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