American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 159
- Number 12
- December 2002
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages1964–1972Consultation-liaison psychiatry has recently been recommended for subspecialty status by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a name change to “psychosomatic medicine.” Final approval by the American Board of Specialties is expected. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.1964Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages1973–1978OBJECTIVE: This review examines the role of personality dimensions in the greater rates of violence that have now been established to accompany certain classes of mental disorders. METHOD: Empirical studies are reviewed that have often used objective ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.1973Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages1983–1991OBJECTIVE: The prefrontal cortex exhibits prominent functional, biochemical, and anatomic abnormalities in schizophrenic patients. However, smaller than normal volume of the frontal lobe has not been found in previous postmortem studies of schizophrenic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.1983Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages1992–1999OBJECTIVE: Emotion processing deficits are notable in schizophrenia. The authors evaluated cerebral blood flow response in schizophrenia patients during facial emotion processing to test the hypothesis of diminished limbic activation related to emotional ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.1992Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2000–2006OBJECTIVE: Abnormalities of hippocampal structure have been reported in schizophrenia subjects. However, such abnormalities have been difficult to discriminate from normal neuroanatomical variation. High dimensional brain mapping, which utilizes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2000Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2007–2012OBJECTIVE: Multiplex schizophrenia families from Palau, Micronesia, were assessed with P50 sensory gating to 1) test for replication of the association between this inhibitory neurobiological trait and familial schizophrenia in non-Caucasian subjects and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2007Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2013–2020OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between performance of instrumental activities of daily living, as measured with the University of California, San Diego, Performance-Based Skills Assessment (UPSA), and measures of cognitive functioning and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2013Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2021–2026OBJECTIVE: Investigating the relationship between premorbid and prodromal status and the clinical manifestations of the first psychotic episode is relevant for understanding the pathophysiology of psychosis and for improving management of the disease. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2021Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2027–2035OBJECTIVE: The premorbid intellectual, language, and behavioral functioning of patients hospitalized for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or nonpsychotic bipolar disorder was compared with that of healthy comparison subjects. METHOD: The Israeli ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2027Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2036–2041OBJECTIVE: Personality disorders are defined as enduring patterns of maladaptive behaviors and traits that are stable over time. This study prospectively examined the stability of four personality disorders (schizotypal, borderline, avoidant, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2036Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2042–2047OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the diagnostic efficiency of borderline personality disorder criteria in adolescent inpatients. For comparison, diagnostic efficiency of borderline personality disorder criteria was also examined in a group of concurrently ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2042Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2048–2054OBJECTIVE: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are recommended for treatment of affect lability, impulsivity, and aggression in patients with borderline personality disorder. This recommendation is based on positive findings in at least 10 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2048Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2055–2061OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of prenatal antidepressant exposure on perinatal outcomes, congenital malformations, and early growth and development. METHOD: Within a group-model health maintenance organization, all infants with apparent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2055Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2062–2068OBJECTIVE: This study described the characteristics of users of Internet-based depression support groups and assessed whether use predicts change in depression symptoms and social support. METHOD: Users (N=103) of these groups were recruited into the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2062Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2069–2071OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed the suicide rates of New York City police officers during a recent period. METHOD: The authors reviewed death certificates of active New York City police officers who died from 1977 through 1996 (N=668); age-, gender-, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2069Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2072–2080OBJECTIVE: Smaller hippocampal volume has been reported only in some but not all studies of unipolar major depressive disorder. Severe stress early in life has also been associated with smaller hippocampal volume and with persistent changes in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2072Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2081–2086OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with higher rates of health complaints and medical conditions diagnosed by physicians, yet research examining the relationship between PTSD and health care utilization has been limited. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2081Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2087–2093OBJECTIVE: Having cancer is extremely stressful, and distressing cancer-related recollections are frequently reported by cancer survivors. Smaller hippocampal volume has been observed in stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders, such as posttraumatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2087Brief Report
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2094–2095OBJECTIVE: The aims of this investigation were to explore the feasibility of a cognitive behavior approach to loss of clinical effect during long-term antidepressant therapy and to compare it with dose increase. METHOD: Ten patients with recurrent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2094Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2096–2098OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine whether caudate nucleus volumes or specific genotypes predict psychomotor slowing in older persons with depression. METHOD: Forty-seven persons with depression (mean age=51.8 years, SD=12.4) and 20 healthy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2096Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2099–2101OBJECTIVE: The associations of vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine with depression were examined in a population-based study. METHOD: The authors screened 3,884 elderly people for depressive symptoms. Subjects with positive screening results had ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2099Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2102–2104OBJECTIVE: This study ascertained family planning decisions by women with bipolar disorder after psychiatric consultation. METHOD: The authors surveyed 116 women with DSM-IV bipolar disorder after specialized consultation about treatment options and risks ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2102Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2105–2107OBJECTIVE: Little evidence is available to clarify the influence of psychological variables on the outcome of cancer. The authors studied whether style of coping was predictive of survival in lung cancer. METHOD: A cohort of 103 patients newly diagnosed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2105Publication date: 01 December 2002
Page2107OBJECTIVE: Low platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity is associated with “type 2 alcoholism.” MAO activity is also affected by cigarette smoking. Since most alcoholics are smokers, it is difficult to evaluate the possible effect of platelet MAO ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2107Publication date: 01 December 2002
Pages2110–2111OBJECTIVE: This study compared deaths from traffic accidents on Friday the 13th with those on other Fridays in a national population. METHOD: The author examined the daily deaths from traffic accidents by sex and age and the mean daily temperature in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2110Letter to the Editor
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