American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 159
- Number 11
- November 2002
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1809–1818OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1809Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1819–1825OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1819Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1830–1840OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1830Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1841–1847OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1841Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1848–1854OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1848Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1855–1861OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1855Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1862–1868OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1862Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1869–1875OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1869Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1876–1881OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1876Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1882–1888OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1882Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1889–1895OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1889Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1896–1901OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed the efficacy of once-daily atomoxetine administration in the treatment of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD: In a double-blind study, children and adolescents with ADHD (N=...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1896Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1902–1907OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1902Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1908–1913OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1908Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1914–1920OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1914Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1921–1926OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1921Brief Report
Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1927–1929OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1927Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1929–1932OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1929Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1932–1935OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1932Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1935–1937OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1935Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1938–1940OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1938Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1940–1943OBJECTIVE: 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.159.11.1940Publication date: 01 November 2002
Pages1944–1946OBJECTIVE: This in vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy study examined levels of glutamate, glutamine, and N-acetylaspartate in patients experiencing their first episode of schizophrenia. METHOD: Localized in vivo 1H spectra were acquired at 4.0 T from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1944Letter to the Editor
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