American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 157
- Number 10
- October 2000
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1552–1562OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a meta-analysis of relevant data from primary studies of the genetic epidemiology of major depression.METHOD: The authors searched MEDLINE and the reference lists of previous review articles to identify relevant primary ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1552Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1563–1570OBJECTIVE: About one-quarter of homeless Americans have serious mental illnesses. This review synthesizes research findings on the cost-effectiveness of services for this population and their relevance for policy and practice. METHOD: Service ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1563Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1584–1591OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose was to identify factors related to the recurrence of major depressive disorder during young adulthood (19–23 years of age) in a community sample of formerly depressed adolescents. METHOD: A total of 274 participants with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1584Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1592–1598OBJECTIVE: The substantial failure of psychiatric patients to engage in outpatient specialty mental health care after an acute hospitalization at a time when managed care companies and others increasingly hold hospitals accountable for outcomes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1592Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1599–1605OBJECTIVE: This study determined the extent to which adding structured procedures improved diagnostic accuracy for outpatients with severe mental illness in a community mental health setting. METHOD: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1599Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1606–1613OBJECTIVE: Social phobia in clinical studies is vividly associated with extensive disability and reduced quality of life. It is difficult to obtain a clear portrayal of the impairment associated with social phobia in community samples. Furthermore, it has ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1606Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1614–1618OBJECTIVE: This study was an examination of the relationship of lifetime panic disorder and anxiety symptoms at index hospitalization to a history of a suicide attempt in patients with a major depressive episode. METHOD: A total of 272 inpatients with at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1614Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1619–1628OBJECTIVE: It has been hypothesized that anomalies in monoaminergic function underlie some of the manifestations of bipolar disorder. In this study the authors examined the possibility that trait-related abnormalities in the concentration of monoaminergic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1619Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1629–1633OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine the factor structure of the DSM-III-R criteria for borderline personality disorder in young adult psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: The authors assessed 141 acutely ill inpatients with the Personality ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1629Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1634–1645OBJECTIVE: The biological characteristics of schizophrenia are often studied by using functional imaging techniques. However, since volunteers with schizophrenia routinely fail to perform as accurately or as quickly as healthy volunteers, it is difficult ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1634Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1646–1651OBJECTIVE: Certain cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deficits (so-called negative symptoms) in patients with schizophrenia have often been attributed to prefrontal cortical pathology, but direct evidence for a relationship between prefrontal neuronal ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1646Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1652–1659OBJECTIVE: The goal of the study was to establish the predictive validity of a diagnosis of schizophrenia in childhood and early adolescence by examining diagnostic continuity into adult life and comparing social and symptomatic outcomes of child- and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1652Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1660–1668OBJECTIVE: Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have been shown to have deficits in sensorimotor gating as assessed by prepulse inhibition of the startle response. The authors hypothesized that nonschizophrenic relatives of patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1660Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1669–1673OBJECTIVE: The study examined whether climate has an impact on inpatient psychiatric length of stay in Veterans Health Administration hospitals (VHA). METHOD: Data from the National Weather Service for eight climate variables for the locations of 134 VHA ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1669Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1674–1678OBJECTIVE: Seasonal variations of violence have been the subject of some controversy. Norway, situated between latitudes 58° and 72° N, has considerable seasonal variations of light and provides a good opportunity for studies of seasonality. METHOD: The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1674Brief Report
Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1679–1681OBJECTIVE: The study investigated cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders during adolescence and early adulthood. METHOD: Psychiatric interviews were administered to a representative community ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1679Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1682–1684OBJECTIVE: Late-life depression may be associated with vascular disease. The authors investigated this association by determining whether intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), a marker of ischemia-induced inflammation, is elevated in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1682Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1684–1686OBJECTIVE: The no-suicide contract is widely recommended as an important intervention in the care of suicidal patients; however, there are no data demonstrating its effectiveness or its acceptance in the professional community. This study examines the use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1684Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1686–1689OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of sertraline in the treatment of major depression in 22 outpatients with Alzheimer’s disease. METHOD: Twelve of the 22 patients were given sertraline and 10 were given placebo by random group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1686Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1689–1691OBJECTIVE: The relationship between basal thyroid hormone levels and acute antidepressant response has been studied, but any relationship between basal thyroid hormone levels and long-term course of depressive illness has not been evaluated. METHOD: The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1689Functional Anatomy of Auditory Verbal Imagery in Schizophrenic Patients With Auditory Hallucinations
Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1691–1693OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the functional neuroanatomy of inner speech and auditory verbal imagery in schizophrenic patients predisposed to auditory hallucinations. METHOD: Eight patients with schizophrenia with a history of prominent auditory ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1691Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1694–1697OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to evaluate the possibility of treating brain and behavioral aspects of verbal memory dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia through cognitive exercises. METHOD: Eight patients did daily verbal memory exercises that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1694Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1697–1699OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to determine potential hemodynamic consequences of methylphenidate on functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast. METHOD: BOLD and perfusion changes were recorded from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1697Publication date: 01 October 2000
Pages1700–1703OBJECTIVE: Evidence of a relationship between genotype and binding availability was assessed for the dopamine and serotonin transporter genes. METHOD: The authors assessed dopamine transporter genotype at the SLC6A3 3′ variable number of tandem repeats (...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1700Letter to the Editor
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