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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 168
  • Number 6
  • June 2011

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorials

Perspectives

Clinical Case Conference

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages581–592

Objective: Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), a structured and time-limited therapy, has been studied in many controlled trials. Numerous practice guidelines have recommended IPT as a treatment of choice for unipolar depressive disorders. The authors ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10101411

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages603–609

Objective: Data on the effectiveness of antipsychotics in the early phase of schizophrenia are limited. The authors examined the risk of rehospitalization and drug discontinuation in a nationwide cohort of 2,588 consecutive patients hospitalized for the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10081224

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages610–616

Objective: Drug abuse is associated with substantial impairments in decision making. However, little is known about the time course of changes in decision-making ability after abstinence or about the effects of stress on decision making in individuals ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10040499

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages617–623

Objective: A growing body of research suggests that deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) is prevalent and morbid among patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Family studies provide a method of clarifying the co-occurrence of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10081172

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages624–633

Objective: The developmental taxonomic theory proposes that neurodevelopmental factors play a critical role in the etiology of early-onset conduct disorder, whereas adolescent-onset conduct disorder arises as a result of social mimicry of deviant peers. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10081184

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages634–641

Objective: Previous research has shown that dopamine signaling in the limbic striatum is crucial for selecting adaptive, motivated behavior and that disrupted dopamine transmission is associated with impulsive and maladaptive behavior. In humans, positron ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10050748

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages642–648

Objective: The authors used resting-state functional connectivity MRI to evaluate brain networks in patients with refractory and nonrefractory major depressive disorder. Method: In a cross-sectional study, 28 patients with refractory major depression, 32 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10101419

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Correction

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

Communications and Updates

Books Received

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