American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 170
- Number 7
- July 2013
In This Issue
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Commentary
Perspectives
Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages716–720Sleep disturbance is common in bipolar disorder. Stimulus control and sleep restriction are powerful, clinically useful behavioral interventions for insomnia, typically delivered as part of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Both involve ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12050708Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages723–733Placebo response in clinical trials of antidepressant medications is substantial and has been increasing. High placebo response rates hamper efforts to detect signals of efficacy for new antidepressant medications, contributing to trial failures and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12040474New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages734–741Exposure to physical abuse and bullying during childhood was strongly predictive of psychotic experiences in individuals who had never before had symptoms, and stopping the trauma led to a significant drop in the frequency of psychotic experiences. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12091169Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages742–750Objective The authors examined the development of psychotic experiences and psychotic disorders in a large population-based sample of young adults and explored their relationship to psychotic phenomena earlier in childhood. Method The authors conducted a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12060768Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages751–758d-Cycloserine does not enhance the effectiveness of CBT for social anxiety disorder but could temporarily accelerate the speed of treatment response, reducing patient distress and limiting the avoidance tendencies of patients with anxiety disorders during ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12070974Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages759–767Objective Various approaches to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) have been shown to be effective for social anxiety disorder. For psychodynamic therapy, evidence for efficacy in this disorder is scant. The authors tested the efficacy of psychodynamic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081125Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages768–781Objective Evidence suggests that childhood separation anxiety disorder may be associated with a heightened risk for the development of other disorders in adulthood. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to examine the relationship between childhood ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070893Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages782–789Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) enhanced antidepressant treatment in older adults by reducing worrying in the short term and sustaining remission without long-term pharmacotherapy. Adding CBT may be a useful treatment option for some patients as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081104Publication date: 01 July 2013
Pages790–798Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the general population incidence of late-life agoraphobia and to define its clinical characteristics and risk factors. Method A total of 1,968 persons ≥65 years old were randomly recruited from the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12091235