American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 170
- Number 5
- May 2013
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Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
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Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages471–475Sexual dysfunction is common among women with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotic medication. Multiple factors influence sexual function and reproductive health in this patient population, including the effects of medications on prolactin secretion ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12111475Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages477–484ObjectiveIn this review, based on recent advances in cognitive neuroscience, the author presents a formulation in which the marked persistence of anorexia nervosa can be usefully understood as a well-ingrained maladaptive habit.MethodThe author reviewed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12081074New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages485–493In utero exposure to a mother's untreated major depression or SSRI antidepressants did not affect infant weight, length, or head circumference in the first year of life, suggesting that factors regulating infant growth are robust enough not to be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11121873Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages494–501The torrent of news stories following mass shootings raise public support for gun control policies but also contribute to negative attitudes toward those with serious mental illness.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010014Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages502–510Persistent fatigue is frequently comorbid with anxiety and depression and, even if it is not, can be a pathological condition that may not be recognized as such, thus resulting in no health care being sought despite the favorable treatment course in this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12040454Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages511–520ObjectiveGene expression changes have been reported in the brains of suicide completers. More recently, differences in promoter DNA methylation between suicide completers and comparison subjects in specific genes have been associated with these changes in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12050627Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages521–532ObjectiveThe Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia has undertaken a large multisite study to characterize 12 neurophysiological and neurocognitive endophenotypic measures as a step toward understanding the complex genetic basis of schizophrenia. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020186Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages533–541ObjectiveLittle is known about the neurobiology of bipolar II disorder. While bipolar I disorder is associated with abnormally elevated activity in response to reward in the ventral striatum, a key component of reward circuitry, no studies have compared ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020169Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages542–549ObjectiveOffspring of bipolar parents have a genetically increased risk of developing mood disorders. In a longitudinal study, the authors followed a bipolar offspring cohort from adolescence into adulthood to determine the onset, prevalence, and early ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12030401Publication date: 01 May 2013
Pages550–557ObjectivePsychotic experiences in children are associated with an elevated risk of developing psychosis. The authors investigated whether the pattern of cognitive deficits present in psychosis also exists in children with psychotic experiences within the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12060792Communications and Updates
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