American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 165
- Number 4
- April 2008
In This Issue
Editorial
Commentary
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages429–442Acts of violence account for an estimated 1.43 million deaths worldwide annually. While violence can occur in many contexts, individual acts of aggression account for the majority of instances. In some individuals, repetitive acts of aggression are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07111774Introspections
Education in Psychiatry
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Article
Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages459–467Objective: The authors compared fluoxetine and placebo in continuation treatment to prevent relapse of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents. Method: After a detailed evaluation, children and adolescents 7–18 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07091453Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages468–478Objective: Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a 20-week manual-based group treatment program for outpatients with borderline personality disorder that combines cognitive behavioral elements and skills ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07071079Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages479–489Objective: Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit disturbances in a number of cognitive, affective, sensory, and motor functions that depend on the circuitry of different cortical areas. The cognitive deficits associated with dysfunction of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07081223Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages490–496Objective: Cerebral gray matter volume reductions have been found to progress over time in schizophrenia, with larger decreases related to poorer outcome, which has also been associated with cannabis use in schizophrenia patients. Progressive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07071110Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages497–506Objective: The authors carried out a genetic association study of 14 schizophrenia candidate genes ( RGS4, DISC1, DTNBP1, STX7, TAAR6, PPP3CC, NRG1, DRD2, HTR2A, DAOA, AKT1, CHRNA7, COMT , and ARVCF ). ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07101573Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages507–514Objective: All drugs of abuse induce a phasic dopamine release within the striatum that does not undergo habituation. Prolonged substance consumption impairs the natural function of the mesolimbic dopamine system, as shown by a decrease in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07020352Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages515–523Objective: The authors investigated the association between major depressive disorder, including its clinical course, and mortality from ischemic heart disease. Method: This was a prospective cohort study of 8,261 men and 11,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07061018Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages524–532Objective: Segmented brain white matter hyperintensities were compared between subjects with late-life depression and age-matched subjects with similar vascular risk factor scores. Correlations between neuropsychological performance and whole ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07010175