American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 165
- Number 9
- September 2008
In This Issue
Editorial
Commentary
Images in Neuroscience
Introspections
Treatment in Psychiatry
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1127–1135This article aims to review the development of the concept of mentalization, its applications in the understanding and treatment of borderline personality disorder, and the issue of its assessment. While conceptually derivative of theory of mind, Fonagy’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081360Article
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1136–1147Objective: Maternal depression is a consistent and well-replicated risk factor for child psychopathology. The authors examined the changes in psychiatric symptoms and global functioning in children of depressed women 1 year following the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081286Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1148–1154Objective: The authors used an adoption study design to investigate environmental influences on risk for psychopathology in adolescents with depressed parents. Method: Participants were 568 adopted adolescents ascertained ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07091438Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1155–1162Objective: Depressed mothers of children with psychiatric illness struggle with both their own psychiatric disorder and the demands of caring for ill children. When maternal depression remains untreated, mothers suffer, and psychiatric illness ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081339Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1163–1171Objective: A recent study provisionally identified numerous genetic variants as risk factors for the transition from smoking to the development of nicotine dependence, including an amino acid change in the α5 nicotinic cholinergic receptor ( ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07111711Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1172–1178Objective: This study identified factors associated with remission from DSM-III-R alcohol dependence in an American Indian community group. Method: Participants were assessed by using the Semi-Structured Assessment for the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081308Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1179–1184Objective: Amygdala volume has been associated with drug craving in cocaine addicts, and amygdala volume reduction is observed in some alcohol-dependent subjects. This study sought an association in alcohol-dependent subjects between volumes of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07121877Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1185–1192Objective: Deficits in neurocognitive function have been demonstrated in individuals with schizophrenia and in the unaffected family members of these individuals. Genetic studies of such complementary traits, along with traditional analyses of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07121869Publication date: 01 September 2008
Pages1193–1202Objective: Generalized social phobia involves fear/avoidance, specifically of social situations, whereas generalized anxiety disorder involves intrusive worry about diverse circumstances. It remains unclear the degree to which these two, often ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07071060