American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 170
- Number 12
- December 2013
In This Issue
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Commentary
Perspectives
Introspection
Perspectives
Clinical Case Conference
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1403–1412Melanopsin, a photoactive pigment in cells of the inner retina, is one possible agent of sunlight's physiological effects on mood and its absorption spectrum peaks in blue wavelengths, which have been studied in light therapy for seasonal affective ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010111New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1413–1422The health of a prospective community sample (N=293) of adults living in single-room occupancy hotels was assessed over nearly 2 years. Mortality was high, multimorbidity was common, and provision of treatment was inadequate. Collaborative care strategies ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111439Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1423–1432A program of court-mandated assisted outpatient treatment in New York appears to reduce the costs allocated for mental health services. The reduction in costs reflected fewer repeated episodes of expensive inpatient psychiatric treatment as patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12091152Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1433–1441A comprehensive new intervention assisting individuals disabled by schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression increased workforce participation and earnings and produced better self-reported mental health and quality of life than usual care.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020214Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1442–1450Objective The authors sought to characterize the short-term risks of repeat self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission for deliberate self-harm patients discharged from emergency departments to the community, focusing on recognition of mental disorders ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121506Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1451–1459Microvascular abnormalities, specifically wider venules, were linked to a higher risk for psychosis symptoms in both adulthood and childhood, indicating a possible distinguishing feature of schizophrenia that manifests early in life.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020234Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1460–1467In contrast to indications that prompted a 2009 black box warning, varenicline-which can more than double the chances of successfully quitting smoking-was not associated with serious risk of depression, suicidal ideation, or aggression across well-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121599Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1468–1476Routine electrocardiograms of 6,790 patients admitted to a Swiss public psychiatric hospital over 5 years showed the likelihood of a long QT interval increases if a patient taking certain medications has hypokalemia, hepatitis C, HIV, or abnormal T wave ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12060860Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1477–1486Objective Impaired mood regulation is a key deficit of major depressive disorder that is primarily mediated by an interaction between the paralimbic cortex (i.e., orbitofrontal, cingulate, insular, parahippocampal, and temporopolar cortices) and limbic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121504Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1487–1496Objective Neuropsychological deficits and emotion dysregulation are present in symptomatic and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder. However, there is little evidence on how cognitive functioning is influenced by emotion, what the neural correlates of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081044Communications and Updates
Letters to the Editor
Correction
Communications and Updates
Book Forum
In Appreciation
Publication date: 01 December 2013
Pages1503–1508https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.17012reviewers