American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 171
- Number 2
- February 2014
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Perspectives
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Perspectives
Clinical Case Conference
Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages145–148Psychotic 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.2013.13020174Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages151–159The 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.2013.13040458New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages160–168In 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.2013.13070984Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages169–177ObjectiveFew 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.2013.13070985Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages178–186Adding intensive psychotherapy to medication for depressed patients with bipolar I or II disorder increases the likelihood of recovery in those who also have a lifetime diagnosis of an anxiety disorder. Adjunctive intensive psychotherapy is especially ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020225Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages187–194ObjectiveThe authors developed a computerized adaptive test for anxiety that decreases patient and clinician burden and increases measurement precision.MethodA total of 1,614 individuals with and without generalized anxiety disorder from a psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020178Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages195–200ObjectiveAcute 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.2013.12091243Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages201–208Older 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.2013.12121590Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages209–217ObjectiveUsing 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.2013.12101300Publication date: 01 February 2014
Pages218–226ObjectivePrevious 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.2013.13010086Communications and Updates
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