American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 167
- Number 2
- February 2010
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Editorial
Clinical Case Conference
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages127–132AbstractAcute 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.2009.09050703Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages134–142AbstractThis 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.2009.09081155Article
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages143–150ObjectiveHigh rates of suicide have been described in HIV-infected patients, but it is unclear to what extent the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has affected suicide rates. The authors examined time trends and predictors of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050651Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages151–159ObjectivePoor 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.2009.09050691Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages160–169ObjectivePremorbid 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.2009.09040574Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages170–180ObjectiveThere 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.2009.09020264Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages181–189ObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of olanzapine long-acting injection for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. MethodOutpatients with schizophrenia who had maintained stability on an oral regimen of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.07081221Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages190–197ObjectiveThe authors sought to assess the relationship between candidate genes and two clinical outcomes, namely, symptomatic improvement and the occurrence of suicidal events, in a sample of treatment-resistant depressed adolescents. MethodA subsample of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09040576Risk of Death by Unnatural Causes During Early Childhood in Offspring of Parents With Mental Illness
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages198–205ObjectiveLimited 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.2009.09070979Publication date: 01 February 2010
Pages206–212ObjectiveAnimal 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.2009.09010071Letter to the Editor
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