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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 159
  • Number 11
  • November 2002

Editorial

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1809–1818

OBJECTIVE: The author provides an overview of the current status of privacy in psychiatric treatment, with particular attention to the effects of new federal regulations authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). METHOD:...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1809

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1819–1825

OBJECTIVE: An increasing number of general psychiatrists are acting as expert witnesses in the legal system. The purpose of this article is to help psychiatrists who are interested in doing forensic work by informing them of the risks entailed. METHOD: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1819

Images in Neuroscience

Introspections

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1830–1840

OBJECTIVE: Remitted major depressive disorder is a vulnerable clinical state, suggesting persistence of an underlying disease diathesis between episodes. To investigate neural correlates of such risk and to identify potential depression trait markers, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1830

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1841–1847

OBJECTIVE: Ventriculomegaly has been reported in bipolar disorder, although whether it occurs at illness onset or progresses during the course of the disorder is unknown. In addition, it is unknown whether ventriculomegaly in bipolar disorder reflects ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1841

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1848–1854

OBJECTIVE: The study examined a large data set to determine whether patients’ sex affected the outcome of antidepressant treatment. METHOD: Data for 1,746 patients aged 18–65 years who had been treated with tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1848

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1855–1861

OBJECTIVE: The study evaluated the prevalence of major depressive episodes with psychotic features in the general population and sought to determine which depressive symptoms are most frequently associated with psychotic features. METHOD: The sample was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1855

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1862–1868

OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown high prevalence rates of depression in multiple sclerosis patients seen in specialty clinics. The relationships among depressive symptoms and severity, duration, and course of multiple sclerosis are controversial. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1862

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1869–1875

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the efficacy and safety of transdermal selegiline in adult outpatients with major depressive disorder. METHOD: Following a 1-week placebo lead-in, 177 adult outpatients with major depressive disorder were randomly ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1869

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1876–1881

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the role of acute serotonergic modulation in the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. METHOD: Patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (whose ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1876

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1882–1888

OBJECTIVE: Although reports of childhood status are necessary for making a diagnosis of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), systematic investigation of the accuracy of retrospective self-reports has been limited. This study examined ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1882

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1889–1895

OBJECTIVE: Previous work suggested that first-trimester exposure to tricyclic antidepressants or fluoxetine does not affect adversely child IQ and language development. However, many women need antidepressants throughout pregnancy to avoid morbidity and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1889

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1902–1907

OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether sexual and physical abuse, bullying by peers, and ethnicity-based discrimination are associated with an increased risk for developing binge eating disorder in black women and in white women and whether any increase ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1902

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1908–1913

OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that the assumption of a relationship between conversion disorder and childhood traumatization has a long history, there is little empirical evidence to support this premise. The present study examined this relation and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1908

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1914–1920

OBJECTIVE: This article reports recent trends in the use of outpatient psychotherapy in the United States. METHOD: Data from the household sections of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey and the 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1914

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1921–1926

OBJECTIVE: Until recently, few training methods used in the psychosocial rehabilitation of persons with schizophrenia have taken into account the neurocognitive deficits common to this illness. The present study tested a training method called errorless ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1921

Brief Report

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1927–1929

OBJECTIVE: The authors explored the relationship of adherence to treatment with mood stabilizers (lithium, carbamazepine, and sodium valproate) and plasma levels of these drugs to future psychiatric hospitalizations. METHOD: They prospectively followed 98 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1927

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1929–1932

OBJECTIVE: This study tested the hypothesis that microstructural abnormalities in white matter areas of the brain containing frontostriatal tracts are associated with a low rate of remission of geriatric depression. METHOD: Thirteen older patients with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1929

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1932–1935

OBJECTIVE: Patterns of clinical use of antipsychotic agents have changed greatly in the past decade. The authors’ goal was to examine these patterns. METHOD: They evaluated medication use in all McLean Hospital inpatients treated with antipsychotic drugs ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1932

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1935–1937

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine the association between treatment for generalized anxiety disorder and the risk of major depression among adults in the community. METHOD: Data were drawn from the National Comorbidity Survey (N=8,098), a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1935

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1938–1940

OBJECTIVE: The study examined whether enhanced limbic mineralocorticoid receptor activity resulting in negative glucocorticoid feedback could contribute to the diminished basal and stress-induced cortisol output reported in patients with posttraumatic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1938

Publication date: 01 November 2002

Pages1940–1943

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined whether patients with comorbid borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a more severe clinical profile than patients with either disorder without the other. METHOD: Outpatients with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1940

Letter to the Editor

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