American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 164
- Number 8
- August 2007
In This Issue
Editorial
Images in Neuroscience
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1149–1159This review provides a neuroadaptive perspective regarding the role of the hormonal and brain stress systems in drug addiction with a focus on the changes that occur during the transition from limited access to drugs to long-term compulsive use of drugs. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.05030503Introspections
Treatment in Psychiatry
Clinical Case Conference
Article
Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1173–1180Objective: Reports of mental health care use by Latinos compared to Caucasians have been mixed. To the authors’ knowledge, no large-scale studies have examined the effects of language on mental health service use for Latinos who prefer Spanish ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06071239Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1181–1188Objective: An initial pharmacogenetic study of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) clinical trial reported an association between genetic variation in the HTR2A gene and outcome of citalopram treatment. By design,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06111790Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1189–1197Objective: Premature attrition from treatment may lead to worse outcomes and compromise the integrity of clinical trials in major depressive disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the pretreatment predictors of attrition during ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06071225Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1198–1205Objective: In 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, and in 2005, the agency ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07010007Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1206–1213Objective: The authors evaluated the effects of prenatal antidepressant exposure and maternal depression on infant gestational age at birth and risk of preterm birth. Method: Ninety women were followed in a prospective, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06071172Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1214–1220Objectives: There are limited data regarding the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in pregnancy. The objectives of the current study were to quantify placental permeability to antipsychotic medications and to document obstetrical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06111886Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1221–1228Objective: The authors sought to test the potentially reciprocal relationships between depression and executive dysfunction in older patients over time. Method: In this prospective 2-year cohort study, the authors enrolled ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06040690Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1229–1237Objective: The purpose of this study was to assemble and validate a database of phenotypic variables that were collected from families with bipolar disorder as a resource for genetic and other biological studies. Method: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06122045Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1238–1241Objective: Controversy exists regarding whether nonepisodic irritability and hyperarousal (severe mood dysregulation) is a phenotype of pediatric bipolar disorder. The authors compared axis I diagnoses in parents of children with narrow ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06101619Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1242–1249Objective: Modafinil is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift-work sleep disorder. This study was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06060981Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1250–1258Objective: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and cortisol release are consequences of central stress system activation, but they may also influence cognitive and emotional processes within the brain. Despite the importance of central ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06081367Publication date: 01 August 2007
Pages1259–1265Objective: Most previous studies of the prevalence, incidence, and outcome of anorexia nervosa have been limited to cases detected through the health care system, which may bias our understanding of the disorder’s incidence and natural course. ...
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