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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 170
  • Number 5
  • May 2013

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorials

Perspectives

Commentary

Perspectives

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages471–475

Sexual 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.2012.12111475

Perspectives

Images in Psychiatry

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages477–484

Objective In 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. Method The author reviewed ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12081074

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages485–493

In 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.2012.11121873

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages494–501

The 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.2013.13010014

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages502–510

Persistent 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.2012.12040454

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages511–520

Objective Gene 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.2012.12050627

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages533–541

Objective Little 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.2012.12020169

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages542–549

Objective Offspring 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.2012.12030401

Publication date: 01 May 2013

Pages550–557

Objective Psychotic 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.2012.12060792

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

Communications and Updates

Books Received

Correction

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