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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 166
  • Number 11
  • November 2009

In This Issue

Editorial

Commentary

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1217–1221

Research on postpartum mood disorders has focused primarily on major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, and puerperal psychosis and has largely ignored or neglected bipolar II disorder. Hypomanic symptoms are common after delivery but frequently ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121902

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1222–1228

The Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to compare the effectiveness of drugs for schizophrenia. The focus here is not on its conclusions but on the knotty issues ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121809

Article

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1238–1243

Objective: Important differences exist between bipolar disorder with and without comorbid anxiety, but little is known about the long-term prognostic significance of coexisting anxiety in bipolar disorder. The authors sought to identify the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020218

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1244–1250

Objective: Implementation of evidence-based care for serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder has been suboptimal. Improving and sustaining concordance with clinical practice guidelines has been a cornerstone of efforts to enhance ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09030342

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1251–1257

Objective: Several reports suggest that cannabis use is associated with an earlier age at onset of psychosis, although not all studies have operationalized cannabis use as occurring prior to onset of symptoms. This study addressed whether pre-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09030311

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1258–1268

Objective: Environmental contingencies inherent in neighborhoods and communities have been shown to affect individual behavior. The authors analyzed neighborhood and individual factors predicting initial outpatient treatment attendance and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111667

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1269–1277

Objective: Cocaine dependence is associated with severe medical, psychiatric, and social morbidity, but no pharmacotherapy is approved for its treatment in the United States. The atypical antiepileptic vigabatrin (γ-vinyl gamma-aminobutyric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121811

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1278–1285

Objective: Community-based specialist behavior therapy teams may be helpful in managing challenging behavior, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited. This study was designed to examine the effectiveness and costs associated with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111747

Publication date: 01 November 2009

Pages1286–1294

Objective: The authors examined the effect of psychostimulants on brain activity in children and adolescents with ADHD performing the Stroop Color and Word Test. Method: The authors acquired 52 functional MRI scans in 16 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08050724

Letters to the Editor

Corrections

Book Forum

Books Received

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