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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 167
  • Number 2
  • February 2010

In This Issue

Editorial

Clinical Case Conference

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages127–132

Abstract Acute catatonia in an adolescent or young adult can present complex clinical challenges. Prominent issues include those involving diagnosis, timely and effective treatment, and diminished capacity to provide consent. The authors describe a 19-year-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050703

Images in Psychiatry

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages134–142

Abstract This essay outlines the historical context in which the Feighner criteria emerged; reconstructs, as far as possible, the process by which the criteria were developed; and traces the influence the criteria had on subsequent developments in American ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09081155

Article

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages151–159

Objective Poor quality of healthcare contributes to impaired health and excess mortality in individuals with severe mental disorders. The authors tested a population-based medical care management intervention designed to improve primary medical care in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050691

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages160–169

Objective Premorbid cognitive deficits in schizophrenia are well documented and have been interpreted as supporting a neurodevelopmental etiological model. The authors investigated the following three unresolved questions about premorbid cognitive deficits:...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09040574

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages170–180

Objective There is considerable interest in cognitive remediation for schizophrenia, but its essential components are still unclear. The goal of the current study was to develop a broadly targeted computer-assisted cognitive remediation program and conduct ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020264

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages181–189

Objective The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of olanzapine long-acting injection for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. Method Outpatients with schizophrenia who had maintained stability on an oral regimen of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.07081221

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages198–205

Objective Limited evidence reveals an elevated mortality risk in offspring of psychiatric patients after infancy. This nationwide population-based study in Taiwan aimed to investigate mortality risk in preschool children up to age 5 whose parents have ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09070979

Publication date: 01 February 2010

Pages206–212

Objective Animal studies assessing mechanisms of self-starvation under conditions of stress and diet suggest a pivotal role for the mesolimbic reward system in the maintenance of core symptoms in anorexia nervosa, which is corroborated by initial empirical ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010071

Letter to the Editor

Book Forum

Books Received

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