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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 166
  • Number 9
  • September 2009

In This Issue

Editorial

Commentary

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages974–979

Although empirical evidence has recently validated clinical depression in children as young as age 3, few data are available to guide treatment of early childhood depression. Considering this gap in the literature, a novel dyadic psychotherapeutic model, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111709

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages980–991

Objective: The authors sought to determine by meta-analysis the efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive atypical antipsychotic agents in major depressive disorder. Method: Searches were conducted of MEDLINE/PubMed (1966 to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09030312

Article

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages992–1001

Objective: The authors sought to determine whether a significant association exists between the use of stimulants and the rare event of sudden unexplained death in children and adolescents. Method: A matched case-control ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09040472

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1002–1010

Objective: Quality improvement programs for depressed youths in primary care settings have been shown to improve 6-month clinical outcomes, but longer-term outcomes are unknown. The authors examined 6-, 12-, and 18-month outcomes of a primary ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121909

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1011–1024

Objective: Major depressive disorder is a heterogeneous illness with a mostly uncharacterized pathology. Recent gene array attempts to identify the molecular underpinnings of the illness in human postmortem subjects have not yielded a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121760

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1025–1030

Objective: The authors sought to determine whether prenatal exposure to infection and a positive family history of psychotic disorders interact synergistically to increase the risk of later developing schizophrenia. Method: ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08010031

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1031–1040

Objective: Genetic variation influences differential vulnerability to addiction within populations. However, it remains unclear whether differences in frequencies of vulnerability alleles contribute to disparities between populations and to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08071068

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1041–1047

Objective: The authors examined whether motor coordination difficulties assessed in childhood predict later adult schizophrenia spectrum outcomes. Method: A standardized childhood neurological examination was administered to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08091400

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1048–1054

Objective: Irritability is a widely occurring DSM-IV symptom in youths. However, little is known about the relationship between irritability in early life and its outcomes in mid-adulthood. This study examines the extent to which youth ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121849

Publication date: 01 September 2009

Pages1055–1062

Objective: Schizophrenia is treated with medications that raise serum anticholinergic activity and are known to adversely affect cognition. The authors examined the relationship between serum anticholinergic activity and baseline cognitive ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010017

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