American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 172
- Number 8
- August 2015
Perspectives
Editorials
Perspectives
Commentaries
Perspectives
Introspections
Perspectives
APA Presidential Addresses
Perspectives
Treatment in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Images in Psychiatry
Perspectives
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 18 June 2015
Pages731–742Objective: The authors examined research on effects, costs, and patient and caregiver views of pharmacological management strategies for Lewy body dementia. Method: Studies were identified through bibliographic databases, trials registers, gray literature, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14121582New Research
Articles
Publication date: 27 March 2015
Pages743–750Objective: The study aims were 1) to describe the proportions of individuals who met criteria for melancholic, atypical, and anxious depressive subtypes, as well as subtype combinations, in a large sample of depressed outpatients, and 2) to compare subtype ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14020181Publication date: 27 March 2015
Pages751–759Objective: The ABCB1 gene encodes P-glycoprotein, which limits brain concentrations of certain antidepressants. ABCB1 variation has been associated with antidepressant efficacy and side effects in small-sample studies. Cognitive impairment in major ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14050680Publication date: 17 March 2015
Pages760–767Objective: The authors tested whether clonidine blocks stress-induced seeking of heroin and cocaine. The study was also intended to confirm translational findings from a rat model of drug relapse by using ecological momentary assessment of patients’ stress ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14081014Publication date: 22 May 2015
Pages768–775Objective: The serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype has been found to moderate the effect of stress on severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with stronger effects of stress in carriers of the short allele than in individuals ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14081035Publication date: 20 February 2015
Pages776–783Objective: Persons with severe mental illness die 15–20 years earlier on average than persons without severe mental illness. Although infection is one of the leading overall causes of death, no studies have evaluated whether persons with severe mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14091100Publication date: 27 March 2015
Pages784–792Objective: The amygdala’s role in threat perception suggests that increased activation of this region may be related to paranoid ideation. However, investigations of amygdala function in paranoid individuals with schizophrenia, compared with both healthy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14081000Communications and Updates
Letters to the Editor
Communications and Updates
APA Official Actions
Publication date: 01 August 2015
Pages803–812The following are edited/abbreviated versions of the annual reports of the APA Secretary-Treasurer, CEO and Medical Director, Speaker, and Speaker-Elect and the chairpersons of the APA Committee on Bylaws, Membership Committee, Committee of Tellers, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.1720801