American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 155
- Number 8
- August 1998
Editorial
Images in Neuroscience
Special Article
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1001–1008OBJECTIVE: This article delineates the main psychological interventions used by American asylum superintendents practicing moral treatment between 1815 and 1875. Further, it explores the impact of Protestant religious ideas on specific aspects of moral ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1001Regular Article
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1009–1015OBJECTIVE: Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and cigarette smoking is a major cause of premature death among humans. Little is known about the neuropharmacology and sites of action of nicotine in the human brain. Such knowledge might help in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1009Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1016–1022OBJECTIVE: The rate of cannabis use by women has been increasing in recent decades. This study examined the etiology of cannabis use and abuse among women and the possible role of genetic risk factors. METHOD: Unselected individual twins (N=1,934) from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1016Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1023–1028OBJECTIVE: Studies on brain serotonin metabolism in human and nonhuman primates have indicated that dysfunction of serotonin transmission may play a role in the biological vulnerability to dependence on alcohol. Among young men, low sensitivity to alcohol ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1023Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1029–1034OBJECTIVE: The authors examined differences in program participation and outcome between black and white veterans with addictive disorders who participated in an intensive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) residential work therapy program. METHOD: Data ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1029Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1035–1038OBJECTIVE: Effective treatments are available for major depressive disorder in later life. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the frequency of treatment resistance among the elderly. METHOD: Treatment resistance, defined as lack of recovery ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1035Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1039–1043OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to examine whether individuals diagnosed as having major depression experienced greater levels of depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction up to 3 years before the clinical diagnosis was rendered. METHOD: The study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1039Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1044–1048OBJECTIVE: Depressive personality disorder was introduced into DSM-IV's appendix amid controversy. While that disorder appears to be a reliable and valid one, the authors offer new data about its relationship to major depression, dysthymic disorder, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1044Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1049–1055OBJECTIVE: Altered prefrontal cortical function has been repeatedly implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Attempts to determine whether this altered function is associated with structural changes in the prefrontal cortex have been hampered ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1049Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1056–1063OBJECTIVE: Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to study changes in cerebral blood oxygenation in schizophrenic patients during a verbal fluency task. METHOD: Five right-handed male schizophrenic patients and five volunteers matched on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1056Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1064–1073OBJECTIVE: Intersubject averaging of structural magnetic resonance (MR) images has been infrequently used as a means to study group differences in cerebral structure throughout the brain. In the present study, the authors used linear intersubject ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1064Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1074–1079OBJECTIVE: Patients with schizophrenia have been reported to have a higher frequency of enlarged cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) in comparison with normal subjects. Neurodevelopmental models of schizophrenia suggest that the more severe the brain dysgenesis, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1074Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1080–1086OBJECTIVE: Although many geriatric patients with schizophrenia have been referred to nursing home care, little is known about their characteristics. Across nursing home and chronic hospital settings, the authors directly assessed poor outcome geriatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1080Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1087–1091OBJECTIVE: The authors compared the community functioning of outpatients with persistent forms of schizophrenia after treatment with psychosocial occupational therapy or social skills training, with the latter conducted by paraprofessionals. METHOD: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1087Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1092–1096OBJECTIVE: The associations of prior DSM-III-R disorders with probability and timing of subsequent divorce were examined. METHOD: The data came from the part II subsample (N=5,877) of the National Comorbidity Survey. The respondents completed a structured ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1092Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1097–1101OBJECTIVE: This is the first study to assess clinical practices under one of the new duty-to-protect statutes, some version of which has been passed in many states. In 1985, California enacted a statute enabling psychotherapists to limit their liability ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1097Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1102–1105OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify demographic and clinical characteristics of psychiatric inpatients who stalk, threaten, or harass hospital staff after discharge. METHOD: The authors retrospectively summarized the demographic and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1102Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Brief Report
Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1110–1112OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to compare serum anticholinergicity of 61 elderly depressed patients randomly assigned to double-blind treatment with paroxetine (N=31) or nortriptyline (N=30). METHOD: Both antidepressants were titrated in a standardized ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1110Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1113–1116OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to analyze reported cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome in patients given clozapine and risperidone. METHOD: They assessed 19 cases of clozapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome and 13 cases of risperidone-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1113Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1117–1118OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to determine whether cognitively impaired patients with schizophrenia exhibit age-related cognitive declines similar to those of patients with schizophrenia who do not have substantial cognitive impairment. METHOD: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1117Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1119–1121OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to examine the hypnotic effects of slow-release melatonin during the initial 4 weeks of treatment with fluoxetine in 19 patients with major depressive disorder. METHOD: Twenty-four outpatients with major depressive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1119Publication date: 01 August 1998
Pages1122–1124OBJECTIVE: The incidence and course of neuropsychiatric symptoms were determined in pediatric patients with rheumatic fever. METHOD: The Leyton Obsessional Inventory and National Institute of Mental Health Global Obsessive-Compulsive Scale were used to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.155.8.1122Book Forum: NEUROPSYCHIATRY
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