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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 163
  • Number 7
  • July 2006

In This Issue

Editorial

Editor's Note

Images in Neuroscience

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1138–1146

Research advances in psychiatric genetics have raised expectations that genetic findings might lead to major breakthroughs in psychiatric nosology. The author reviews the plausibility of these claims. Four areas are addressed. First, it is argued that ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1138

Introspections

Treatment in Psychiatry

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1173–1178

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test whether borderline personality disorder is a variant of bipolar disorder by examining the rates of co-occurrence in both disorders, the effects of co-occurrence on a longitudinal course, and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1173

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1179–1186

Objective: This multicenter trial examined the efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. Method: A total of 116 outpatients 7 to 18 years of age with bipolar I ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1179

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1187–1198

Objective: Redesigning the fragmented U.S. mental health care system requires knowing how service sectors share responsibility for individuals’ mental health needs. Method: Twelve-month DSM-IV mental disorders and their ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1187

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1199–1201

Objective: This study assessed weight changes in a large cohort of patients with bipolar disorder who were treated with randomly assigned maintenance monotherapies. Method: A post hoc analysis was conducted to assess the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1199

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1202–1207

Objective: Reductions in the level of N -acetylaspartate within subcortical structures of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been reported in several studies. However, there have been, as yet, no reports ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1202

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1208–1218

Objective: The aim of family focused grief therapy is to reduce the morbid effects of grief among families at risk of poor psychosocial outcome. It commences during palliative care of terminally ill patients and continues into bereavement. The ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1208

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1219–1225

Objective: Antidepressant augmentation is recommended when patients do not respond to antidepressant monotherapy. However, little is know about antidepressant augmentation in clinical settings and whether these practices reflect the research ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1219

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1226–1232

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether suicidal ideation in a community population of adolescents represents normative adolescent angst or is predictive of psychopathology, suicidal and problem behaviors, and compromised ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1226

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1233–1238

Objective: This study was designed to determine the availability of web sites offering to sell opioid medications without prescriptions. Method: Forty-seven Internet searches were conducted with a variety of opioid ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1233

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1239–1244

Objective: The authors describe personality development and disorders in relation to symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorders. Method: Consecutive adults referred for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1239

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1245–1251

Objective: Noninvasive brain imaging techniques are a powerful tool for researching the effects of drug abuse on brain activation measures. However, because many drugs have direct vascular effects, the validity of techniques that depend on ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1245

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1252–1263

Objective: In patients with autism, behavioral deficits as well as neuroimaging studies of the anterior cingulate cortex suggest ventral rather than dorsal striatal and thalamic abnormalities in structure and function. The authors used imaging ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1252

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1264–1272

Objective: A previous small study showed lower serum ferritin levels in subjects with Tourette’s syndrome than in healthy subjects. The authors measured peripheral iron indices in a large group of Tourette’s syndrome and comparison subjects and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1264

Brief Reports

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1273–1276

Objective: This study compared the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among outpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder receiving clozapine with a matched comparison group from the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1273

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1276–1279

Objective: The aim of this study was to test whether the initial antipsychotic response to clozapine is related to subsequent weight change. Method: This study was an 8-year retrospective chart review of 96 hospitalized ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1276

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1280–1282

Objective: Cross-sectional/retrospective data have indicated that individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have high rates of suicidal ideation and attempts. However, no study, to the authors’ knowledge, has prospectively examined ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1280

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1282–1284

Objective: Problems with inhibiting certain pathological behaviors are integral to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania, and other putative obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. The authors assessed and compared motor ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1282

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1285–1287

Objective: Research has raised questions about the ability of clinicians to make reliable diagnostic judgments about personality. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the dimensional diagnosis of pathological ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1285

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1288–1290

Objective: This study attempted to examine the relationship between month and season of birth and risk for autism spectrum disorders. Method: The cohort included all Jewish individuals born in Israel over 5 consecutive years ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1288

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Pages1290–1292

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine cortical thickness in autism in light of the postmortem evidence of cortical abnormalities of the disorder. Method: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were acquired ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.7.1290

Letters to the Editor

Book Forum

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