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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 170
  • Number 1
  • January 2013

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorials

Perspectives

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages12–20

The treatment of depression during pregnancy can be challenging for patients and providers alike. An increasing attention to perinatal mood disorders has led to an expanding literature that is often difficult for providers to navigate. It can be a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12040440

Perspectives

Images in Psychiatry

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages23–30

Mood and substance use disorders commonly co-occur, yet there is little evidence-based research to guide the pharmacologic management of these comorbid disorders. The authors review the existing empirical findings, some of which may call into question ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010112

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages31–42

Objective Episodes of bipolar disorder are defined as depressive or manic, but depressive and manic symptoms can combine in the same episode. Coexistence or rapid alternation of depressive and manic symptoms in the same episode may indicate a more severe ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12030301

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages43–58

Objective This article discusses the design, sampling strategy, implementation, and data analytic processes of the DSM-5 Field Trials. Method The DSM-5 Field Trials were conducted by using a test-retest reliability design with a stratified sampling approach ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070998

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages59–70

Objective The DSM-5 Field Trials were designed to obtain precise (standard error <0.1) estimates of the intraclass kappa as a measure of the degree to which two clinicians could independently agree on the presence or absence of selected DSM-5 diagnoses ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070999

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages71–82

Objective The authors sought to document, in adult and pediatric patient populations, the development, descriptive statistics, and test-retest reliability of cross-cutting symptom measures proposed for inclusion in DSM-5. Method Data were collected as part ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12071000

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages94–101

Awarding a chance to receive a prize in return for each stimulant-free urine sample reduces stimulant use in outpatients with serious mental illness and stimulant dependence. In a 3-month study of 176 patients with amphetamine, methamphetamine, or cocaine ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11121831

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages111–120

Objective The authors assessed the defensive functioning of 290 patients with borderline personality disorder and compared it with that of 72 patients with other forms of axis II psychopathology over 16 years of prospective follow-up. They also assessed ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020173

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

Editor Disclosures

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