American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 171
- Number 10
- October 2014
In This Issue
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Commentary
Perspectives
Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1045–1051Glucocorticoids are the most commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressant medications worldwide. This article highlights the risk of clinically significant and sometimes severe psychological, cognitive, and behavioral disturbances that may be ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13091264Perspectives
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1056–1066Interventions based on transference, or how patients relate to their therapists, can be most effective for difficult interpersonal relationships and severe personality pathology, especially in female patients.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14010121New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1067–1073The risk of a manic switch was increased in depressed patients with bipolar disorder who were on antidepressant monotherapy but not in depressed bipolar patients who were treated with an antidepressant and concurrent mood stabilizer.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13111501Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1074–1082No long-term differences were found between CBT and psychodynamic therapy in treating social anxiety disorder, and both treatments were superior to no treatment, but CBT was slightly favored for self-reported symptoms and interpersonal problems in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13111514Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1083–1090For children and adolescents with depression, especially youths at risk for multiple episodes, the risk of relapse may be reduced by adding sequential cognitive-behavioral therapy, as opposed to continuation pharmacotherapy alone, after a successful ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13111460Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1091–1098Administering methylene blue, a memory-enhancing agent, after successful exposure therapy promoted the retention of fear extinction in claustrophobic patients, but clinicians should carefully consider what level of fear reduction was achieved in session ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101407Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1099–1106Eye-gaze avoidance in fragile X syndrome may be a result of impaired neural system habituation and sensitization to faces with averted eyes, effects that are distributed across multiple cortical regions and levels of processing.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13111464Publication date: 01 October 2014
Pages1107–1116Objective Sustained attention problems are common in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and may have significant implications for the diagnosis and management of ASD and associated comorbidities. Furthermore, ASD has been associated with atypical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.12030352