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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 163
  • Number 6
  • June 2006

In This Issue

Editorial

Images in Neuroscience

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages962–968

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review current research evidence for clinicians involving families in the assessment and treatment of their patients. Method: Research on effects of family support on illness ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.962

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages969–978

Objective: This article is an overview of epidemiological and treatment studies suggesting that deficits in dietary-based omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may make an etiological contribution to mood disorders and that supplementation with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.969

Introspections

Treatment in Psychiatry

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages993–1000

Objective: Childhood maltreatment is an important psychiatric risk factor. Research has focused primarily on the effects of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or witnessing domestic violence. Parental verbal aggression has received little attention ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.993

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1001–1008

Objective: This study was a 20-year follow-up of offspring of depressed and nondepressed parents to determine the magnitude and continuity of the risk of parental depression to the offspring. Method: The authors followed 151 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1001

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1009–1018

Objective: Many depressed women have a history of antisocial behavior, but research into maternal depression has not ascertained if this has implications for children of depressed mothers. This study compared the developmental outcomes in and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1009

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1019–1025

Objective: Childhood maltreatment is a potent risk factor for subsequent aggressive and criminal behavior. A recent study suggested that the relationship between maltreatment and antisocial behavior may be moderated by a genetic vulnerability ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1019

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1026–1032

Objective: Internalizing behaviors in children between 4 and 5 years of age who had been prenatally exposed to psychotropic medications were investigated. The authors had previously reported the effects of prenatal medication exposure in this ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1026

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1033–1043

Objective: Directed attention, the ability to allocate and direct attention toward a salient stimulus, is impaired in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This construct is often assessed with target detection or oddball tasks, and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1033

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1044–1051

Objective: A relatively small number of functional imaging studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have shown abnormal prefrontal and striatal brain activation during tasks of motor response inhibition. However, the potential ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1044

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1052–1060

Objective: Difficulty with response inhibition is a cardinal symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), combined type. Prefrontal and cingulate brain regions are known to be involved in inhibitory control. Event-related ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1052

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1061–1065

Objective: This study explored the extent to which the high frequency of psychiatric problems reported in clinical groups with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders might also be observed in a nonclinical group of young adults and the psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1061

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1066–1073

Objective: Substantial evidence suggests that both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the development and clinical expression of Tourette’s syndrome. Although genetic studies of Tourette’s syndrome are common, studies of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1066

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1074–1083

Objective: Despite its inclusion in DSM-IV, little is known about the prevalence or correlates of adult separation anxiety disorder or its relationship to the childhood disorder. Results of the first epidemiological study of adult separation ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1074

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1084–1090

Objective: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a focus of much research with older children, but little research has been conducted with young children, who account for about 40% of all pediatric burn injuries. This is a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1084

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1091–1097

Objective: While adolescent anxiety disorders represent prevalent, debilitating conditions, few studies have explored their brain physiology. Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and a behavioral measure of attention ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1091

Brief Report

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1098–1100

Objective: Major depressive disorder in children may be more common than previously thought, and its therapeutics are unclear. Because of success in a previous study on omega-3 fatty acids in adult major depressive disorder, the authors planned ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1098

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1100–1102

Objective: Low levels of docosahexaenoic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, and elevated ratios of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids are associated with major depression and, possibly, suicidal behavior. Predicting risk of future suicidal behaviors ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1100

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1103–1105

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene and childhood aggression by testing the 5-HTT variable-number-tandem-repeat and serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1103

Publication date: 01 June 2006

Pages1106–1108

Objective: To investigate whether cerebral hyperintensities on T 2 -weighted magnetic resonance images (MRI) are associated with childhood neuropsychiatric disorders. Method: The authors compared the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1106

Letters to the Editor

Correction

Book Forum

Books Received

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