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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 170
  • Number 8
  • August 2013

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorials

Perspectives

Introspection

Perspectives

Treatment in Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages828–831

The management of nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior is a common focus of clinical care, particularly in the treatment of adolescents and young adults. Increased recognition of this problem has led to proposed criteria for future study in DSM-5, which ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121598

Perspectives

Images in Psychiatry

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages834–851

Since DSM-IV was published in 1994, its approach to substance use disorders has come under scrutiny. Strengths were identified (notably, reliability and validity of dependence), but concerns have also arisen. The DSM-5 Substance-Related Disorders Work ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12060782

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages852–859

This novel neurocognitive intervention significantly improved occupational and interpersonal functioning in patients with bipolar I and II disorder

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070971

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages860–867

Smokers who can’t reduce their cigarette intake using precessation nicotine patch treatment can benefit from alternative therapies, such as augmenting the patch with bupropion or switching to varenicline. An adaptive treatment plan can increase smoking ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12070919

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages909–916

Objective Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly heritable, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not yet identified any common genetic variants that contribute to risk. There is evidence that aggression or conduct ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081129

Publication date: 01 August 2013

Pages917–925

Objective Although anorexia nervosa has a high mortality rate, our understanding of the timing and predictors of mortality in eating disorders is limited. The authors investigated mortality in a long-term study of patients with eating disorders. Method ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12070868

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

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