American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 166
- Number 10
- October 2009
In This Issue
Editorial
Presidential Addresses
Introspections
Clinical Case Conference
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1111–1116The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one suicide site in the world. In this clinical case conference, the authors begin by presenting vignettes to capture the diversity of bridge suicide. They then examine the demographic characteristics of those who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020296Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1118–1123Objective: The purpose of this report was to summarize the key clinical messages from the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). Methods: TADS is a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08101606Article
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1124–1134Objective: There is substantial evidence suggesting that suicide aggregates in families. However, the extent of overlap between the liability to suicide and psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, remains an important ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111744Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1135–1140Objective: The purpose of this study was to utilize data from the 2000 British National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity, a randomized cross-sectional survey of the British population that included questions relating to the phenomena of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09030310Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1141–1149Objective: The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) evaluates the effectiveness of fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and their combination in adolescents with major depressive disorder. The authors report ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111620Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1150–1155Objective: Church attendance is one of the most consistent predictors of alcohol and nicotine consumption. The authors sought to clarify changes in the role of genetic and environmental factors in influencing church attendance and the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020182Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1156–1161Objective: Compulsive hoarding is a serious health problem for the sufferers, their families, and the community at large. It appears to be highly prevalent and to run in families. However, this familiality could be due to genetic or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121789Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1162–1169Objective: The purpose of this article was to estimate the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of at-risk alcohol use (especially binge drinking) among middle-aged and elderly persons in the United States and to compare at-risk alcohol use ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010016Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1170–1177Objective: Previous positron emission tomography (PET) imaging studies have demonstrated that cocaine dependence is associated with a decrease in dopamine type 2 and 3 (D 2 /D 3 ) receptor binding in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121801Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages1178–1184Objective: Acute administration of an antidepressant increases positive affective processing in healthy volunteers, an effect that may be relevant to the therapeutic actions of these medications. The authors investigated whether this effect is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020149Letters to the Editor
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