American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 169
- Number 5
- May 2012
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Perspectives
Editorial
Perspectives
Introspection
Perspectives
Clinical Case Conference
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
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Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages465–475Premenstrual dysphoric disorder affects 2%–5% of premenopausal women. Criteria proposed for DSM-5 include the occurrence of at least five symptoms in most menstrual cycles during the past year, such as affective lability, irritability, depressed mood, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11081302New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages476–483Objective: The purposes of this study were to determine time to attainment of symptom remission and to recovery lasting 2, 4, 6, or 8 years among patients with borderline personality disorder and comparison subjects with other personality disorders and to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11101550Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages484–490Objective: Recurrent suicidal behavior is a defining characteristic of borderline personality disorder. Although most patients achieve remission of suicidal behavior over time, as many as 10% die by suicide, raising the question of whether there is a high-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11091378Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages491–497An epidemiological study of British general practice patients who received oral glucocorticoids showed that patients who received these drugs were seven times as likely to attempt suicide as were patients with the same illness who did not receive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11071009Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages498–507Objective: Delirium is a common and potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome. The authors investigated resting-state functional connectivity in patients with delirium to elucidate possible neural mechanisms underlying this disorder. Method: Twenty-two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11060976Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages508–514Objective: The authors examined signs of emotionally withdrawn (inhibited type) and indiscriminately social (disinhibited type) reactive attachment disorder in Romanian children enrolled in a randomized trial of foster care compared with institutional care ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11050748Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages515–522Objective: The amygdala is especially reactive to threatening stimuli, and the degree of reactivity predicts individual differences in the expression of depression and anxiety. Emerging research suggests that emotional neglect during childhood as well as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060855Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages523–530Objective: Major depressive disorder is common in the elderly, and symptoms are often not responsive to conventional antidepressant treatment, especially in the long term. Soluble oligomeric and aggregated forms of amyloid beta peptides, especially amyloid ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081153Publication date: 01 May 2012
Pages531–536A placebo-controlled study of 100 outpatients with mixed heroin-amphetamine addiction showed that implanted naltrexone, designed to block opiate effects for 8–10 weeks, led to 52% of patients remaining in treatment and 38% having urine samples free of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11071121Communications and Updates
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