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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 159
  • Number 8
  • August 2002

Editorial

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1265–1283

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1265

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1284–1293

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1284

Images in Neuroscience

Introspections

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1306–1314

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1306

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1315–1321

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1315

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1322–1328

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1322

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1329–1336

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1329

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1337–1346

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1337

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1347–1353

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1347

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1354–1360

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1354

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1361–1366

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1361

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1367–1374

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1367

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1375–1381

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1375

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1382–1387

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1382

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1388–1394

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1388

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1395–1402

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1395

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1403–1411

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1403

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1412–1419

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1412

Brief Report

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1420–1422

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1420

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1422–1424

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1422

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1424–1427

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1424

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1427–1429

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1427

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1430–1432

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1430

Publication date: 01 August 2002

Pages1432–1434

OBJECTIVE: 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.159.8.1432

Letter to the Editor

Book Forum: Mood Disorders

Book Forum: Cultural Psychiatry

Book Forum: Psychedelic Research

Book Forum: Schizophrenia

Book Forum: Stress and Anxiety Disorders

Book Forum: Treatment Perspectives

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