American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 158
- Number 4
- April 2001
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages518–526OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a review and meta-analysis of studies that compared the efficacy and tolerability of typical and second-generation antipsychotics for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. METHOD: A systematic search revealed 12 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.518Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages527–539OBJECTIVE: The major cognitive theories of persecutory delusion formation and maintenance are critically examined in this article. METHOD: The authors present a comprehensive review of the literature, citing results of relevant functional neuroimaging and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.527Clinical Case Conference
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Article
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages547–562OBJECTIVE: Like other DSM-IV axis I syndromes, eating disorders are diagnosed without respect to personality, which is coded on axis II. The authors assessed the utility of segregating eating disorders and personality pathology and examined the extent to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.547Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages563–569OBJECTIVE: A hypothesis that eating disorders are a phenomenological variant of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been proposed. This study was conducted to determine whether anorexia nervosa and bulimia, the two main eating disorders, are familial ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.563Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages570–574OBJECTIVE: The authors compared 62 men who met all or most of the DSM-III-R criteria for eating disorders with 212 women who had similar eating disorders and 3,769 men who had no eating disorders on a wide variety of clinical and historical variables. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.570Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages575–581OBJECTIVE: Early adverse life events may predispose individuals to the development of mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood, perhaps by inducing persistent changes in corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuronal systems. The present study sought to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.575Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages582–586OBJECTIVE: The association between stressful life events and the onset of major depression decreases as the number of previous depressive episodes increases. How do genetic risk factors for major depression impact on this “kindling” phenomenon? In ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.582Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages587–593OBJECTIVE: Women are at greater risk for major depression than men. The authors sought to determine whether the gender difference in prevalence for major depression was due to more frequent exposure to stressful life events and/or greater sensitivity to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.587Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages594–599OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in severely injured accident victims and to predict the presence of PTSD symptoms at a 12-month follow-up. METHOD: A longitudinal, 1-year follow-up study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.594Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages600–604OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the relationship between acute dissociative reactions to trauma and hypnotizability. METHOD: Acutely traumatized patients (N=61) with acute stress disorder, subclinical acute stress disorder (no dissociative symptoms), ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.600Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages605–610OBJECTIVE: Elevated D8/17 expression on B lymphocytes is a known susceptibility marker of rheumatic fever. Previous studies have reported higher than usual D8/17 expression on B lymphocytes of patients with tic disorders. The purpose of this study was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.605Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages611–617OBJECTIVE: The impact of tic disorders on the outcome of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains a subject of high scientific and clinical interest. To evaluate the impact of comorbid ADHD and tic disorders from a lifespan perspective, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.611Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages618–624OBJECTIVE: The thalamus, a highly evolved sensory and motor gateway to the cortex, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several illnesses, including schizophrenia. Several studies have suggested thalamic volume differences in patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.618Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages625–631OBJECTIVE: The basal ganglia may contribute to extrapyramidal movement disorders, affective disturbances, and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Basal ganglia volumes are putatively affected by antipsychotic medications. The purpose of this study was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.625Brief Report
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages632–634OBJECTIVE: The effects of dialectical behavior therapy adapted for the treatment of binge/purge behaviors were examined. METHOD: Thirty-one women (averaging at least one binge/purge episode per week) were randomly assigned to 20 weeks of dialectical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.632Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages635–637OBJECTIVE: The study examined the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of supportive group psychotherapy and adjunctive sustained-release bupropion for nicotine addiction in patients with schizophrenia. METHOD: Eight patients participated in a 14-week open-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.635Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages638–640OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether a preventive intervention based on the principles of interpersonal psychotherapy administered to pregnant women would reduce the risk of postpartum major depression. METHOD: Thirty-seven pregnant women receiving ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.638Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages641–643OBJECTIVE: The authors measured 24-hour urinary free cortisol in a group of well-characterized patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD: They obtained 24-hour urine collections from 121 consecutive clinic patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.641Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages644–646OBJECTIVE: Studies have found that caudate volume increased after treatment with typical antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia but decreased after treatment was changed to clozapine. In the current study the authors examined whether this volume ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.644Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence for Disrupted Basal Ganglia Function in Schizophrenia
Publication date: 01 April 2001
Pages646–649OBJECTIVE: This study was an examination of basal ganglia dysfunction in schizophrenia using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHOD: The authors used a motor sequencing task to investigate activation of the caudate, anterior putamen plus ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.646Letter to the Editor
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