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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 171
  • Number 2
  • February 2014

In This Issue

Perspectives

Editorials

Perspectives

Commentary

Perspectives

Clinical Case Conference

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages145–148

Psychotic reactions in the context of meditation and esoteric practices have been described in the psychiatric literature. In most cases, these psychotic conditions are transient and do not lead to functional impairment. The authors present the case of a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020174

Perspectives

Images in Psychiatry

Perspectives

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages151–159

The pharmacological strategies reviewed here may be more effective at preventing delirium—associated with greater hospital-based complications, including mortality—than at treating delirium once it develops.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13040458

New Research

Articles

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages160–168

In July 2013, the Food and Drug Administration approved lurasidone for the treatment of bipolar I depression. Two studies discussing its monotherapy and adjunctive use that were pivotal in obtaining this approval are featured in this issue.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070984

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages169–177

Objective Few studies have been reported that support the efficacy of adjunctive therapy for patients with bipolar I depression who have had an insufficient response to monotherapy with mood-stabilizing agents. The authors investigated the efficacy of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070985

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages187–194

Objective The authors developed a computerized adaptive test for anxiety that decreases patient and clinician burden and increases measurement precision. Method A total of 1,614 individuals with and without generalized anxiety disorder from a psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020178

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages195–200

Objective Acute administration of antidepressant medication increases emotional information processing for positive information in both depressed and healthy persons. This effect is likely relevant to the therapeutic actions of these medications, but it ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12091243

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages201–208

Older adults who know they have the e4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, perform worse on objective tests of verbal memory than do those who do not know they have the allele. Also discovered was that ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121590

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages209–217

Objective Using Swedish nationwide registry data, the authors investigated genetic and environmental risk factors in the etiology of drug abuse by twin sibling modeling. The authors followed up with epidemiological analyses to identify shared environmental ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12101300

Publication date: 01 February 2014

Pages218–226

Objective Previous research has found an increased risk of schizophrenia in individuals with autoimmune diseases and smaller but significant associations with a family history of autoimmune diseases. This study investigates, for the first time, the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010086

Communications and Updates

Letters to the Editor

Communications and Updates

Book Forum

Communications and Updates

Books Received

Other Items of Interest

Official Actions

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