American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 159
- Number 8
- August 2002
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1265–1283OBJECTIVE: This article reviews findings in preclinical research on the adverse impact of parental depression on the development of offspring, with emphasis on the relevance of this research for the psychiatric care of depressed parents. METHOD: The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1265Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1284–1293OBJECTIVE: The present review addresses the outcome of anorexia nervosa and whether it changed over the second half of the 20th century. METHOD: A total of 119 study series covering 5,590 patients suffering from anorexia nervosa that were published in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1284Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1306–1314OBJECTIVE: This study estimated the psychiatric morbidity of patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases. METHOD: The study included a series of 31 patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases, compared with 21 patients with Huntington’s disease and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1306Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1315–1321OBJECTIVE: Patients who had suffered traumatic brain injury were evaluated to determine the occurrence of psychiatric disorders during a 30-year follow-up. METHOD: Sixty patients were assessed on average 30 years after traumatic brain injury. DSM-IV axis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1315Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1322–1328OBJECTIVE: The authors used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to test the effects of methylphenidate on steady-state blood volume in the midline vermis of the cerebellum in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This region ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1322Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1329–1336OBJECTIVE: Dopaminergic abnormalities in frontal-subcortical circuits have been hypothesized as the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism in Tourette’s syndrome. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that presynaptic dopamine release from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1329Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1337–1346OBJECTIVE: The short-term efficacy and safety of risperidone in the treatment of disruptive behaviors was examined in a well-characterized cohort of children with subaverage intelligence. METHOD: In this 6-week, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1337Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1347–1353OBJECTIVE: Although controversy exists regarding nasogastric refeeding for patients with anorexia nervosa, current methods of inpatient care often result in low discharge weight, a critical risk factor in relapse. This study compared the short-term ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1347Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1354–1360OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the percentages of full remission in studies of patients with major depressive disorder in which pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and control conditions were directly compared. METHOD: Computerized searches of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1354Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1361–1366OBJECTIVE: In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with 375 patients the authors investigated the antidepressant efficacy and safety of 300 mg t.i.d. of hydroalcoholic Hypericum perforatum extract WS 5570. METHOD: The study participants ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1361Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1367–1374OBJECTIVE: Despite the growth of geriatric home health services, little is known about the mental health needs of geriatric patients seen in their homes. The authors report the distribution, correlates, and treatment status of DSM-IV major depression in a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1367Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1375–1381OBJECTIVE: In patients with schizophrenia, information processing deficits, such as those reported in studies that measured prepulse inhibition of the human startle response and habituation of startle magnitude, may be improved with atypical antipsychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1375Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1382–1387OBJECTIVE: An association between deficit schizophrenia and summer birth has previously been reported. Confirmation of a separate risk factor for this group of patients is potentially important, but the number of subjects with deficit schizophrenia in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1382Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1388–1394OBJECTIVE: Impairment in basic self-care skills is common in patients with schizophrenia and is even more severe in elderly patients with a chronic course of institutional care. While cognitive impairment has proven to be a major predictor of overall ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1388Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1395–1402OBJECTIVE: There is clear evidence that cognitive performance is a correlate of functional outcome among patients with schizophrenia. However, few studies have specifically examined the cognitive correlates of competitive employment performance or the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1395Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1403–1411OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to evaluate the effectiveness of outpatient commitment in reducing victimization among people with severe mental illness. METHOD: One hundred eighty-four involuntarily hospitalized patients were randomly assigned to be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1403Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1412–1419OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goals were to estimate the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among adults attending an urban general medical practice that serves a low-income population and to describe the mental health, social and occupational functioning, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1412Brief Report
Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1420–1422OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of enhanced noradrenergic activity on memory consolidation in humans. METHOD: Thirty healthy subjects (21 men and nine women) viewed a series of 12 slides that depicted an emotionally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1420Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1422–1424OBJECTIVE: This study investigated self-consciousness in autism. METHOD: An incidental memory task was conducted on 18 adults with high-functioning autism and 18 normal comparison subjects. Three kinds of orienting questions (phonological, semantic, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1422Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1424–1427OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to compare regional brain volumes in depressed elderly subjects with those of nondepressed elderly subjects by using voxel-based morphometry. METHOD: They used statistical parametric mapping to analyze magnetic resonance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1424Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1427–1429OBJECTIVE: Gender differences in the symptoms of major depression have received limited research attention. The aim of this study was to explore these differences in male-female twin pairs. METHOD: Telephone interviews were conducted to determine the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1427Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1430–1432OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to determine whether D8/17, a rheumatic fever susceptibility trait marker, identifies a possible type of anorexia nervosa: pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus (PANDAS) anorexia ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1430Publication date: 01 August 2002
Pages1432–1434OBJECTIVE: Jews drink less than other Caucasians and have a higher prevalence of ADH2*2, an allele of an alcohol dehydrogenase gene that protects against heavy drinking. The relationship of ADH2 polymorphisms to lifetime maximum number of drinks per ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1432Letter to the Editor
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