American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 164
- Number 6
- June 2007
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Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages861–867High levels of homocysteine are associated with cerebrovascular disease, monoamine neurotransmitters, and depression of mood. A plausible hypothesis for these associations is that high homocysteine levels cause cerebral vascular disease and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.861Introspections
Treatment in Psychiatry
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages884–891Objective: In October 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory about the risk of suicidality in pediatric patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression. This study used ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.884Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages892–899Objective: Few data are available concerning the utility of augmentation in late-life depression treatment. The authors examined likelihood, speed, and predictors of recovery in older adults receiving augmentation pharmacotherapy after ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.892Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages900–909Objective: This study compared the effects of duloxetine, 60 mg/day, versus placebo on cognition, depression, and pain in elderly patients with recurrent major depressive disorder. Method: Patients were randomly assigned (2:...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.900Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages910–915Objective: People with Alzheimer’s disease are often placed in a nursing home, sometimes after using adult day care services. How affected persons function during this potentially difficult transition is not well understood. The aim of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.910Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages916–921Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize the relationship between whole brain atrophy rates and three levels of genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively normal persons. The authors previously found accelerated whole ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.916Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages922–928Objective: The authors examined three yearlong outpatient treatments for borderline personality disorder: dialectical behavior therapy, transference-focused psychotherapy, and a dynamic supportive treatment. Method: Ninety ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.922Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages929–935Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize the course of 24 symptoms of borderline personality disorder in terms of time to remission. Method: The borderline psychopathology of 362 patients with personality ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.929Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages936–941Objective: The authors systematically examined the relationship between therapist facilitation of patient emotional experience/expression and outcome in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Method: Computer and manual searches were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.936Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages942–948Objective: The worldwide prevalence estimates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/hyperkinetic disorder (HD) are highly heterogeneous. Presently, the reasons for this discrepancy remain poorly understood. The purpose of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.942Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages949–954Objective: The authors examined the quality of sibling relationships in childhood as a predictor of major depression in adulthood. Method: Study subjects were 229 men selected for mental and physical health and followed from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.949Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages955–966Objective: Disturbances in the maturation of neural systems that mediate self-regulatory processes may contribute to the development of Tourette’s syndrome by releasing motor and vocal tics from regulatory control. The purpose of this study was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.955Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages967–969Objective: Elevated glucocorticoid levels impair retrieval of emotional information, and animal studies indicate that this effect depends on concurrent emotional arousal-induced increases in noradrenergic transmission within the brain. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.967Publication date: 01 June 2007
Pages970–972Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship of body composition and neuroendocrine levels with clinical outcome in women with anorexia nervosa in a relapse-prevention trial. Method: Body composition ...
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