American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 168
- Number 4
- April 2011
In This Issue
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Introspection
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Treatment in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages365–377Objective: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder. In the present study, the authors investigated the presence of genomic convergence in the top findings of the five published genome-wide association ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10070948New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages378–385Objective: The authors assessed the effectiveness of a systematic method of predeployment mental health screening to determine whether screening decreased negative outcomes during deployment in Iraq's combat setting. Method: Primary care providers performed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10091303Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages386–394Objective: The impact of hormonal fluctuation during the menstrual cycle on the course of bipolar disorder is poorly understood. The authors determined the course of illness and time to relapse of bipolar disorder in prospectively followed women with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121816Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages395–399Objective: The authors conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled study of nicotine replacement therapy for the reduction of agitation and aggression in smokers with schizophrenia. Method: Participants were 40 smokers 18–65 years of age admitted to a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10040569Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages400–407Objective: Because reduction of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia does not result in adequate community functioning, efforts have shifted to other areas, such as cognitive impairment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that drugs for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10030414Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages408–417Objective: Rare copy number variants have been implicated in different neurodevelopmental disorders, with the same copy number variants often increasing risk of more than one of these phenotypes. In a discovery sample of 22 schizophrenia patients with an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09111660Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages418–426Objective: Schizotypal personality traits are associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders demonstrate increased dopamine transmission in the striatum. The authors sought to determine whether ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020165Publication date: 01 April 2011
Pages427–435Objective: Previous anatomic studies have established a reduction in hippocampal volume in schizophrenia, but few have investigated the progressive course of these changes and whether they are trait markers. In the present study, the authors examined ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10050681