American Journal of Psychiatry

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

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Children of Depressed Mothers 1 Year After Remission of Maternal Depression: Findings From the STAR*D-Child Study

Publication date: 01 June 2011

Pages593–602

Objective:Maternal major depressive disorder is an established risk factor for child psychopathology. The authors previously reported that 1 year after initiation of treatment for maternal depression, children of mothers whose depression remitted had ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10010032

A Nationwide Cohort Study of Oral and Depot Antipsychotics After First Hospitalization for Schizophrenia

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

Effects of Stress on Decision-Making Deficits in Formerly Heroin-Dependent Patients After Different Durations of Abstinence

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

Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Family Risk Analysis

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

Brain Structure Abnormalities in Early-Onset and Adolescent-Onset Conduct Disorder

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

Imaging Dopamine Transmission in Cocaine Dependence: Link Between Neurochemistry and Response to Treatment

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

Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Treatment-Resistant Depression

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