American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 169
- Number 3
- March 2012
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Perspectives
Editorial
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
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Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages256–263Morbidly 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.2011.11050719Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages264–272Background: 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.2011.11060940New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages273–284Objective: 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.2011.11020274Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages285–291The 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.2011.11060948Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages292–299Objective: 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.2011.10050764Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages300–308Transcranial 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.2011.11010009Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages309–315Objective: 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.2011.11060890Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages316–325Objective: 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.2011.11050711Publication date: 01 March 2012
Pages326–334Objective: 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.2011.11020189Communications and Updates
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