American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 172
- Number 5
- May 2015
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Publication date: 30 April 2015
Pages426–429The major classes of psychotropic drugs were introduced in an extraordinary decade of discovery between the late 1940s and late 1950s. In the present climate of pessimism about the absence of new drug development, it may be instructive to look back at the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14101336New Research
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Publication date: 13 February 2015
Pages430–440Objective: Exposure to trauma reminders has been considered imperative in psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors tested interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), which has demonstrated antidepressant efficacy and shown promise in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14070908Publication date: 13 February 2015
Pages441–449Objective: The authors evaluated the effectiveness of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for the prevention of suicide attempts in military personnel. Method: In a randomized controlled trial, active-duty Army soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., who either ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14070843Publication date: 23 January 2015
Pages450–459Objective: Observational studies show that when a depressed mother’s symptoms remit, her children’s psychiatric symptoms decrease. Using randomized treatment assignment, the authors sought to determine the differential effects of a depressed mother’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13121679Publication date: 13 January 2015
Pages460–465Objective: Little is known about factors influencing the rate of progression of Alzheimer’s dementia. Using data from the Cache County Dementia Progression Study, the authors examined the link between clinically significant neuropsychiatric symptoms in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14040480Publication date: 23 January 2015
Pages466–478Objective: Biological risk factors underlying psychosis are poorly understood. Biological underpinnings of the dimension of psychosis can be derived using genetic associations with intermediate phenotypes such as subcomponents of auditory event-related ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101411Publication date: 13 January 2015
Pages479–486Objective: Recent evidence suggests that symptoms of social impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) form a spectrum that extends into the general population. However, it is unclear whether the neuroanatomy of ASD also shows a similar continuum in the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14040482Communications and Updates
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