American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 166
- Number 11
- November 2009
In This Issue
Editorial
Commentary
Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1217–1221Research 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.2009.08121902Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1222–1228The 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.2009.08121809Article
Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1229–1237Objective: Family studies have suggested that postpartum mood symptoms might have a partly genetic etiology. The authors used a genome-wide linkage analysis to search for chromosomal regions that harbor genetic variants conferring ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09030417Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1238–1243Objective: 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.2009.09020218Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1244–1250Objective: 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.2009.09030342Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1251–1257Objective: 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.2009.09030311Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1258–1268Objective: 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.2009.08111667Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1269–1277Objective: 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.2009.08121811Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1278–1285Objective: 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.2009.08111747Publication date: 01 November 2009
Pages1286–1294Objective: 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