American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 162
- Number 7
- July 2005
In This Issue
Editorial
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1243–1252A central phrase in the new “GeneTalk” is “X is a gene for Y,” in which X is a particular gene on the human genome and Y is a complex human disorder or trait. This article begins by sketching the historical origins of this phrase and the concept of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1243Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1256–1265Background: Youths with bipolar disorder are ideal for studying illness pathophysiology given their early presentation, lack of extended treatment, and high genetic loading. Adult bipolar disorder MRI studies have focused increasingly on limbic structures ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1256Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1266–1272OBJECTIVE: Bipolar affective disorder is a familial illness characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression, but little is known about the familial nature of episode recurrence or its associated clinical features. The authors analyzed the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1266Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1273–1280OBJECTIVE: To detect risk factors for rapid cycling in bipolar disorder, the authors compared characteristics of rapid-cycling and non-rapid-cycling patients both from a categorical and a dimensional perspective. METHOD: Outpatients with bipolar I ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1273Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1281–1290OBJECTIVE: The authors compared the efficacy of olanzapine and lithium in the prevention of mood episode relapse/recurrence. METHOD: Patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic/mixed), a history of two or more manic or mixed episodes within 6 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1281Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1291–1298OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to examine the inpatient and outpatient service use and 4-year outcomes of newly admitted psychotic patients during a period of rapid change in the provision of psychiatric services in a well-defined catchment area ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1291Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1299–1304OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of acutely burned children. METHOD: Seventy-two children between the ages of 7 and 17 who were admitted to the hospital for an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1299Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1305–1310OBJECTIVE: The goal of this research was to develop and test a prospective model of posttraumatic stress symptoms in sexually abused children that includes pretrauma, trauma, and disclosure-related pathways. METHOD: At time 1, several measures were used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1305Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1311–1319OBJECTIVE: Smoking is highly prevalent and refractory among people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study aimed to improve the rate of quitting smoking for veterans with PTSD by integrating treatment for nicotine dependence into mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1311Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1320–1327OBJECTIVE: Few studies have focused on the natural course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its determinants in samples of the general population. The authors examined determinants of remission and chronicity of PTSD and associations with other ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1320Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1328–1335OBJECTIVE: The authors examined national trends from 1990 to 2000 in the utilization of community hospital inpatient services by young people (5–20 years of age) with intentional self-inflicted injuries. METHOD: Discharge abstracts from a nationally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1328Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1336–1343OBJECTIVE: Racial and ethnic disparities in mental health service use have been identified as a major public health problem. However, the extent to which these disparities may be accounted for by other confounding sociodemographic or clinical predictors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1336Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1344–1350OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence and changing trends of mental disorders and the effects of gender and urbanization among adolescents in Taiwan. METHOD: A random sample of seventh-grade students (N=1,070) was recruited from one urban and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1344Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1351–1360OBJECTIVE: There is a major unmet need for effective options in the treatment of bipolar depression. METHOD: Five hundred forty-two outpatients with bipolar I (N=360) or II (N=182) disorder experiencing a major depressive episode (DSM-IV) were randomly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1351Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1361–1369OBJECTIVE: Risperidone is effective for short-term treatment of aggression, temper outbursts, and self-injurious behavior in children with autism. Because these behaviors may be chronic, there is a need to establish the efficacy and safety of longer-term ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1361Brief Report
Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1370–1372OBJECTIVE: In recent years the generalizability of antidepressant efficacy trials has been questioned. Central to the question of generalizability is whether there are differences in clinical, demographic, and psychosocial characteristics between patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1370Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1373–1375OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have found associations between poor fetal and infant growth and the risk of suicide. The authors’ goal was to investigate the association between height—a measure of childhood growth—and suicide risk. METHOD: The authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1373Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1375–1378OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether the method of suicide is a valid behavioral marker of a lifetime history of aggression. METHOD: The authors applied the psychological autopsy method to investigate 310 individuals who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1375Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1379–1381OBJECTIVE: Lack of appropriate top-down governance by frontal cortical regions over a hypersensitive amygdala-centered fear neurocircuitry has been hypothesized to be central in the pathophysiology of panic disorder. The aim of this study was to examine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1379Publication date: 01 July 2005
Pages1381–1383OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated acute stress disorder and later posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents who had been involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents. METHOD: They interviewed 93 patients 10–16 years old who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1381Letter to the Editor
Book Forum: Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Book Forum: Sleep Disorders
Book Forum: Models of the Mind
Book Forum: Models of Psychiatry
Book Forum: Mood and Affect
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