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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 164
  • Number 2
  • February 2007

In This Issue

Editorial

Editor’s Note

Special Article

Images in Neuroscience

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages206–214

Billions of dollars are spent every year to support medical research, with a substantial percentage coming from charitable foundations. To justify these expenditures, some measure of the return on investment would be useful, particularly one aligned with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.206

Introspections

Treatment in Psychiatry

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Article

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages230–235

Objective: Six and a half to 7 years after the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, the authors assessed autonomic reactivity to trauma reminders and psychiatric symptoms in adults who had some degree of direct exposure to the blast. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.230

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages265–272

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy relative to applied relaxation training, a credible psychotherapy comparison condition. Des- pite the widespread clinical use of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.265

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages273–275

Objective: The authors assessed whether adding cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to imipramine for patients with panic disorder decreased the severity of side effects and dropouts from side effects. Method: Data were analyzed ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.273

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages276–282

Objective: This study examined psychiatric treatment received by primary care patients with anxiety disorders and compared treatment received from primary care physicians and from psychiatrists. Method: Primary care patients ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.276

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages283–289

Objective: Individuals with panic disorder perceive panic attacks as unpredictable. Because predictability is fundamental to Pavlovian conditioning, failure to predict panic attacks could be due to a basic deficit in conditioning. The present ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.283

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages290–300

Objective: The authors evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of extended-release venlafaxine in the treatment of pediatric generalized anxiety disorder. Method: Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.290

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages301–308

Objective: Information about the psychiatric histories of adults with anxiety disorders was examined to further inform nosology and etiological/ preventive efforts. Method: The authors used data from a prospective ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.301

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages309–317

Objective: Researchers disagree as to whether irritability is a diagnostic indicator for pediatric mania in bipolar disorder. The authors compared the behavioral and psychophysiological correlates of irritability among children with severe mood ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.309

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages318–327

Objective: Increased amygdala reactivity during processing of certain types of emotional stimuli (e.g., fear, anger) has been observed in patients with anxiety disorders such as social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.318

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages328–334

Objective: The present study was designed to document psychiatric disorders among candidates for weight loss surgery and to examine the relationship of psychopathology to degree of obesity and functional health status. Method: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.328

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages335–338

Objective: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is highly heritable. Attempts to delineate precise genetic contributions have met with limited success. There is an ongoing search for intermediate cognitive brain markers (endophenotypes) that may ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.335

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages339–341

Objective: Extraversion, a trait associated with individual differences in approach motivation and the experience of positive emotional states, is negatively correlated with certain psychiatric disorders, including depression and social phobia. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.339

Publication date: 01 February 2007

Pages342–345

Objective: Current practice guidelines discourage use of lithium during breast-feeding, despite limited data. This study aimed to quantify lithium exposure in nursing infants. Method: In 10 mother-infant pairs, the authors ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.342

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