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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 157
  • Number 10
  • October 2000

Editorial

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1552–1562

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1552

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1563–1570

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1563

Images in Neuroscience

Introspections

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1584–1591

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1584

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1592–1598

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1592

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1599–1605

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1599

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1606–1613

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1606

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1614–1618

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1614

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1619–1628

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1619

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1629–1633

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1629

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1634–1645

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1634

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1646–1651

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1646

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1652–1659

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1652

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1660–1668

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1660

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1669–1673

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1669

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1674–1678

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1674

Brief Report

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1679–1681

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1679

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1682–1684

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1682

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1684–1686

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1684

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1689–1691

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1689

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1691–1693

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1691

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1694–1697

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1694

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1697–1699

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1697

Publication date: 01 October 2000

Pages1700–1703

OBJECTIVE: 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.157.10.1700

Letter to the Editor

Book Forum: Stress: Positive and Negative Effects

Book Forum: Abuse During Childhood

Book Forum: Aging and Geriatric Psychiatry

Book Forum: Delivery of Care

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