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
Pages828–831The 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.2013.12121598Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages834–851Since 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.2013.12060782New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages852–859This novel neurocognitive intervention significantly improved occupational and interpersonal functioning in patients with bipolar I and II disorder
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070971Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages860–867Smokers 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.2013.12070919Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages868–876Objective Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) is an enzyme implicated in neurodevelopmental processes with a broad range of substrates mediating several canonical signaling pathways in the brain. The authors investigated the association of variation in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070908Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages877–885Objective The authors investigated the effects of recently identified genome-wide significant schizophrenia genetic risk variants on cognition and brain structure. Method A panel of six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was selected to represent genome-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12020226Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages886–898Objective Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are hypothesized to involve disordered brain connectivity. Prior studies show low white matter integrity, measured with diffusion tensor imaging, for both disorders. The authors studied disease specificity ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111448Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages899–908Specific differences in visual orienting, critical in social-cognitive development, are associated with differences in white matter microstructure of the splenium.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12091150Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages909–916Objective 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.2013.12081129Publication date: 01 August 2013
Pages917–925Objective 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