American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 171
- Number 5
- May 2014
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Treatment in Psychiatry
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages499–505Prevention of major depressive disorder is important because current treatments are only partially adequate in reducing symptom burden and promoting health-related quality of life. Lifestyle interventions may be a desirable prevention strategy for reasons ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13101373Perspectives
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages506–508This case illustrates some of the issues that may affect a Latino patient’s presentation. Although the patient’s constellation of symptoms are classically representative of major depression, the patient also raises themes regarding the process of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13101292Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages510–522ObjectiveThis article reviews the conceptual basis, definitions, and evolution of cognitive training approaches for the treatment of mental disorders.MethodThe authors review the current state of the knowledge on cognitive training in psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13081075New Research
Articles
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages523–538After six psychological interventions for psychosis were compared across 48 outcome trials, some small but reliable differences in efficacy were found. Cognitive-behavioral therapy was more successful than befriending, cognitive remediation, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13081159Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages539–548Errors in how individuals with schizophrenia perceive the motion of others and transform that visual information into action could be attributed to misalignment in the mirror neuron system, leading to social impairment and flawed mimicking.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13040498Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages549–556Compared with healthy individuals, patients with schizophrenia had greater resting state hippocampal activity that was inversely related to schizophrenia symptoms and cognitive deficits, indicating a possible brain biomarker for developing cognitive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070981Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages557–563Substantial research has documented an association between prenatal exposure to infection and schizophrenia, and this study found serologically documented maternal influenza exposure was also associated with a fivefold greater risk of bipolar disorder, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070943Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages564–571Brain imaging in both early and mid adolescence revealed that adolescents who developed depression during the intervening period had less growth of the hippocampus and less reduction in putamen volume than nondepressed adolescents.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13070920Publication date: 01 May 2014
Pages572–581ObjectiveThe authors conducted a prospective cohort study to estimate the risk of incident mild cognitive impairment in cognitively normal elderly (aged ≥70 years) individuals with or without neuropsychiatric symptoms at baseline. The research was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13060821Communications and Updates
Letters to the Editor
Communications and Updates
Correction
Communications and Updates
Book Forum
Communications and Updates
Books Received
Other Items of Interest
Official Actions
Publication date: 01 May 2014
Page592In the wake of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, more than 30 million previously uninsured Americans will gain access to health care. Some of these individuals may never have interfaced with the behavioral health system. In response to an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.1710501Past Issues
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