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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 159
  • Number 6
  • June 2002

Editorial

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages895–908

OBJECTIVE: Genetic and neurofunctional research in autism has highlighted the need for improved characterization of the core social disorder defining the broad spectrum of syndrome manifestations. METHOD: This article reviews the advantages and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.895

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages909–916

OBJECTIVE: This study examined rates of contact with primary care and mental health care professionals by individuals before they died by suicide. METHOD: The authors reviewed 40 studies for which there was information available on rates of health care ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.909

Images in Neuroscience

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages927–933

OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal outcomes of bipolar disorder with onset in the late teenage years or in adulthood have been reported, but little is known about the natural history of childhood-onset mania. This study sought to provide rates and predictors of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.927

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages934–940

OBJECTIVE: The study investigated the hypothesis that EEG asymmetry scores (indicating higher right and lower left frontal brain activity) are associated with vulnerability to negative mood states and depressive disorders. Gender and clinical history ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.934

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages941–946

OBJECTIVE: Each year approximately 2.5 million Americans are hospitalized after sustaining traumatic physical injuries. Few investigations have comprehensively screened for posttraumatic symptomatic distress or identified predictors of posttraumatic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.941

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages947–953

OBJECTIVE: Although the association between depression and smoking has been consistently established, little evidence regarding the mechanisms that influence this association is currently available. The present study evaluates alternate familial ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.947

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages954–960

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to increase understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in cigarette addiction by identifying neural substrates modulated by visual smoking cues in nicotine-deprived smokers. METHOD: Event-related functional magnetic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.954

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages961–967

OBJECTIVE: Although the brain areas involved in emotional response and in the recognition of others’ emotions have been reported, the neural bases of individual differences in affective style remain to be elucidated. Alexithymia, i.e., impairment of the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.961

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages968–974

OBJECTIVE: There are no factor analytic studies specifically including symptoms representative of depressive inhibition among manic patients, although Kraepelin described several mixed affective states with depressive inhibition. There is controversy as ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.968

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages975–982

OBJECTIVE: The authors compared sustained attention deficits measured by the Continuous Performance Test in patients with various affective disorders and patients with schizophrenia and examined whether Continuous Performance Test deficits in patients ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.975

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages991–997

OBJECTIVE: This study determined the general fertility rate and age-specific fertility rates for women with psychotic disorders. METHOD: This historical matched-cohort study of patient records from a primary care database (the General Practice Research ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.991

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages998–1004

OBJECTIVE: Competing-risks analysis was used to determine the 1-year longitudinal outcomes, including mortality, associated with multiple idiopathic physical symptoms in a population sample. METHOD: The authors analyzed baseline and 1-year follow-up data ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.998

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1005–1010

OBJECTIVE: This study examined recent changes in the prescribing patterns for medications to treat bipolar disorder in office-based psychiatric practice. METHOD: The authors analyzed physician-reported data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1005

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1011–1017

OBJECTIVE: The effects of olanzapine and divalproex for the treatment of mania were compared in a large randomized clinical trial. METHOD: A 3-week, randomized, double-blind trial compared flexibly dosed olanzapine (5–20 mg/day) to divalproex (500–2500 mg/...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1011

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1029–1034

OBJECTIVE: Abnormalities in the immune system in schizophrenia have been described. However, important findings such as high levels of activating cytokines in the CSF and signs of CNS inflammation have been controversial. The authors conducted a trial of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1029

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1035–1043

OBJECTIVE: Adjunctive pharmacological agents are extensively used in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of the use of adjunctive agents, the extent to which their use conforms with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1035

Brief Report

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1044–1046

OBJECTIVE: Neurodevelopmental impairments have been associated with early-onset schizophrenia, early-onset bipolar disorder, and childhood-onset affective disorder. The authors investigated whether delayed childhood motor skills predicted persistent ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1044

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1046–1048

OBJECTIVE: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been shown to be highly heritable, and recent molecular genetics studies have focused on candidate genes in the dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems. One recent study reported an association ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1046

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1048–1050

OBJECTIVE: Menstrual dysfunction occurs frequently in patients with bulimia nervosa. Whether this is associated with diminished fertility is unknown. This study examined menstrual and reproductive function in bulimia nervosa patients retrospectively, with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1048

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1051–1052

OBJECTIVE: Using data from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study, the author attempted to replicate the finding of the National Comorbidity Survey that the prevalence of depression associated with somatic symptoms was much higher among women than ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1051

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1053–1055

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined an index of dopaminergic neurotransmission in recently abstinent cocaine-dependent patients. METHOD: CSF concentrations of the dopamine metabolite homovanillic acid (HVA) were determined in 30 recently abstinent cocaine-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1053

Publication date: 01 June 2002

Pages1058–1060

OBJECTIVE: Since olanzapine-induced weight gain may be attributable to the antagonistic activity of olanzapine at the serotonin-2C receptor, the authors hypothesized that it might be attenuated by addition of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.6.1058

Letter to the Editor

Book Forum: Diagnosis and Treatment

Book Forum: Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Book Forum: Religion and Philosophy

Correction

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