American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 170
- Number 10
- October 2013
In This Issue
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Commentary
Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1097–1098By coming together as a national, interdisciplinary, collaborative community of mental health, we have the potential to realize major gains against mental illnesses laid out by President Kennedy in 1963.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13060827Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1099–1101Sleep disturbances interact with common mental disorders; the two are mutually exacerbating, and both must be appropriately addressed to ensure optimal outcomes for our patients.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010058Perspectives
Presidential Addresses
Perspectives
Clinical Case Conference
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1114–1133Objective Childhood maltreatment increases risk for psychopathology. For some highly prevalent disorders (major depression, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder) a substantial subset of individuals have a history of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12070957New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1134–1142Intravenous ketamine demonstrated rapid antidepressant effects in an optimized study design, improving depression severity in 64% of treatment-resistant patients 24 hours after a single dose. The double-blind trial provides evidence for the role of the N-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13030392Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1143–1151Women recovered from anorexia nervosa had a diminished sweet taste response in the right anterior insula, but women recovered from bulimia had an exaggerated sweet taste response in this area. Restricted eating or overeating may occur because hunger ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.11111745Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1152–1160Strong correlations between gyrus rectus volume and ratings of taste pleasantness suggest overstimulation to sensory input that may contribute to food avoidance.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12101294Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1161–1168Chronic maternal depression negatively affects a child’s social engagement, empathy, and development, but an oxytocin-based intervention may be possible.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121597Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1169–1177Objective Patients with borderline personality disorder are characterized by emotional hyperarousal with increased stress levels, anger proneness, and hostile, impulsive behaviors. They tend to ascribe anger to ambiguous facial expressions and exhibit ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020263Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1178–1185Objective Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with a number of adverse externalizing outcomes for offspring from childhood to adulthood. The relationship between maternal smoking and bipolar disorder in offspring, which includes externalizing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121500Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1186–1194For severely and chronically irritable children, frustration during a feedback game revealed striking deactivation in the brain regions associated with spatial attention, reward processing, and emotion. Severe mood dysregulation in children reduces ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12070917Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1195–1204Objective Poor threat-safety discrimination reflects prefrontal cortex dysfunction in adult anxiety disorders. While adolescent anxiety disorders are impairing and predict high risk for adult anxiety disorders, the neural correlates of threat-safety ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12050651Publication date: 01 October 2013
Pages1205–1211Objective This longitudinal study examined if changes in neuropsychological functioning were associated with the trajectory of symptoms related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impairment between preschool and school age. Method The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12101360