American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 166
- Number 4
- April 2009
In This Issue
Editorial
Commentary
Treatment in Psychiatry
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages410–417Depression is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease, especially following acute coronary syndrome. Evidence from recent clinical trials suggests that treatment-resistant depression may be associated with a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081239Article
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages418–426Objective: The authors sought to identify predictors of self-harm adverse events in treatment-resistant, depressed adolescents during the first 12 weeks of treatment. Method: Depressed adolescents (N=334) who had not ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08070976Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages427–433Objective: This article examined, using theories from cognitive science, the clinical utility of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of Personality, an assessment and classification system under consideration for integration into the forthcoming fifth ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08070972Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages434–441Objective: The authors previously demonstrated significant association between markers within NOS1AP and schizophrenia in a set of Canadian families of European descent, as well as significantly increased expression in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081266Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages442–449Objective: The present study investigated a new set of families of Latin American ancestry in order to detect the location of genes predisposing to schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Method: A genome-wide scan ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040612Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages450–459Objective: Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are associated with lower expression of markers of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis in the prefrontal cortex. The effects of GABA are mediated by GABA A receptors that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08101484Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages460–466Objective: Pervasive cognitive deficits in schizophrenia are a major cause of disability among individuals with the disorder. One such deficit is the loss of effective associative learning, which is readily assessed via eye-blink conditioning ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040597Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages467–475Objective: Amygdala dysfunction has been proposed as a critical component in social impairment in autism spectrum disorders. This study was designed to investigate whether abnormal habituation characterizes amygdala dysfunction in autism ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07101681Publication date: 01 April 2009
Pages476–488Objective: The authors evaluated the efficacy and safety of quetiapine plus lithium or divalproex in the prevention of recurrent mood events in patients with stabilized bipolar I disorder. Method: A total of 1,953 patients ...
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