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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 169
  • Number 3
  • March 2012

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorial

Perspectives

Images in Psychiatry

Perspectives

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages256–263

Morbidly obese patients treated with serotonin reuptake inhibitors for mood and anxiety disorders frequently relapse following gastric bypass surgery. Of 12 patients followed, drug absorption 1 month postoperatively dropped to an average of 54% of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11050719

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages264–272

Background: Striatal dopamine transporter abnormalities are thought to underlie the pathophysiology and psychostimulant treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, individual studies using single photon emission tomography (SPECT)...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060940

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages273–284

Objective: The authors describe a system for diagnosing personality pathology that is empirically derived, clinically relevant, and practical for day-to-day use. Method: A random national sample of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists (N=1,201) ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11020274

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages285–291

The FDA in 2009 warned of increased suicidality with all antiepileptic drugs, regardless of the illness being treated. Longitudinal clinical observations of 199 bipolar patients taking carbamazepine, lamotrigine, or valproate in five U.S. medical centers ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060948

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages292–299

Objective: The effects of fluoxetine and placebo on repetitive behaviors and global severity were compared in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Method: Adults with ASDs were enrolled in a 12-week double-blind placebo-controlled fluoxetine trial. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10050764

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages300–308

Transcranial Doppler imaging found middle cerebral artery emboli in nearly half of patients with either vascular or Alzheimer's dementia. Patients with emboli had more rapid progression of dementia over 2 years than those who were emboli free, and their ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010009

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages309–315

Objective: The authors examined the risk of suicide attempt or other psychiatric hospitalization among adoptees whose biological parents died from or were hospitalized for suicidal behavior (BPSB) relative to adoptees whose biological parents had a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060890

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages316–325

Objective: Bipolar I disorder is highly heritable, but endophenotypes of the disorder mediating genetic risk are only beginning to be defined. The authors investigate state- and trait-related neural mechanisms related to motivation in euthymic bipolar ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11050711

Publication date: 01 March 2012

Pages326–334

Objective: There is a strong association between cigarette smoking and schizophrenia. Nicotine's actions in the brain are mediated through nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Those containing α4 and β2 subunits are the most abundant ones in the brain, have ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11020189

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

Correction

Communications and Updates

Books Received

Communications and Updates

APA Official Actions

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