American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 171
- Number 3
- March 2014
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Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages265–274The prion diseases are rare neurodegenerative conditions that cause complex and highly variable neuropsychiatric syndromes, often with remarkably rapid progression. Prominent behavioral and psychiatric symptoms have been recognized since these diseases ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111460Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages276–293Emotion dysregulation, a major contributor to impairment throughout life, is common in ADHD and may arise from deficits in orienting toward and processing emotional stimuli, implicating dysfunction within the prefrontal cortical network. Understanding the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070966New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages294–304Objective Psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are usually delivered once or twice a week over several months. It is unclear whether they can be successfully delivered over a shorter period of time. This clinical trial had two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13040552Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages305–322Schema therapy, an integrative psychotherapy that emphasizes processing negative experiences and using the therapeutic relationships as a way to fulfill unmet needs, was superior to treatment as usual and clarification-oriented psychotherapy in patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12040518Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages323–331Fluoxetine increased the activity of a key component of serotonin neurotransmission in the brains of monkeys at an age corresponding to prepuberty childhood in humans. The increase in serotonin transporter protein (SERT) was apparent 1.5 years after drug ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020183Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages332–339Persecutory delusions can emerge in prisoners with untreated schizophrenia, leading to violent behavior, but maintaining psychiatric treatment after release can substantially reduce violent recidivism. Untreated psychosis is an important risk factor in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010134Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages340–349The effect of persistent symptoms or compensatory processes related to cognitive dysfunction in obsessive-compulsive disorder may contribute to brain structure alterations in OCD, indicating that age is an important factor in evaluating changes in gray ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13040574Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages350–359Objective The Combined Analysis of Psychiatric Studies (CAPS) project conducted extensive review and regularization across studies of all schizophrenia linkage data available as of 2011 from the National Institute of Mental Health-funded Center for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.11121766Publication date: 01 March 2014
Pages360–368For patients with comorbid psychiatric illness and general health conditions, who often receive care across multiple locations and have difficulty managing their illness, having a personal health record was associated with improved quality of preventive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070913Communications and Updates
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