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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 166
  • Number 5
  • May 2009

In This Issue

Editorial

Images in Neuroscience

Treatment in Psychiatry

Clinical Case Conference

Images in Psychiatry

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages530–539

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the borderline personality disorder diagnosis, highlighting both the obstacles encountered and the associated achievements. Method: On the basis of a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121825

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages540–556

Objective: The authors conducted a review of the history and empirical basis of genomewide association studies (GWAS), the rationale for GWAS of psychiatric disorders, results to date, limitations, and plans for GWAS meta-analyses. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08091354

Article

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages557–566

Objective: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use during pregnancy incurs a low absolute risk for major malformations; however, other adverse outcomes have been reported. Major depression also affects reproductive outcomes. This ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081170

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages567–574

Objective: Community surveys have shown that many otherwise well individuals report delusional-like experiences. The authors examined psychopathology during childhood and adolescence as a predictor of delusional-like experiences in young ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081182

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages575–582

Objective: Psychiatric symptoms play a crucial role in psychology and psychiatry. However, little is known about how dimensions of symptoms—other than symptom level—relate to psychiatric outcomes. Until recently, methods for measuring dynamic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08091398

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages583–590

Objective: The second-generation antipsychotics are associated with metabolic abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia. Elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease are frequently treated with these antipsychotics, but limited data are ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081218

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages591–598

Objective: Use of antidepressants has been reported to cause considerable weight gain. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of diabetes mellitus associated with antidepressant treatment and to examine whether the risk is influenced by ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08071065

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages599–607

Objective: Phase III clinical trials for depression enroll participants with major depressive disorder according to stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria. These patients may not be representative of typical depressed patients seeking ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08071027

Publication date: 01 May 2009

Pages608–616

Objective: Impaired cognitive-behavioral flexibility is regarded as a trait marker in anorexia nervosa patients. The authors sought to investigate the neural correlates of this deficit in executive functioning in anorexia nervosa. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08050775

Letters to the Editor

Correction

Book Forum

Books Received

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