American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 173
- Number 2
- February 2016
Editorials
Treatment in Psychiatry
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 30 October 2015
Pages117–127Objective: Women with a history of bipolar disorder, postpartum psychosis, or both are at high risk for postpartum relapse. The aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the risk of postpartum relapse in these three patient groups. Method: A systematic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15010124Publication date: 20 October 2015
Pages128–137Objective: A number of randomized controlled trials in major depressive disorder have employed a sequential model, which consists of the use of pharmacotherapy in the acute phase and of psychotherapy in its residual phase. The aim of this review was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15040476Articles
Publication date: 11 September 2015
Pages138–146Objective: For at-risk (single parent, low income, low support) mothers, healthy adaptation and the ability to manage stress have clear implications for parenting and the social-emotional well-being of their young offspring. The purpose of this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020173Publication date: 30 October 2015
Pages147–157Objective: The purpose of this article was to systematically compare the developmental trajectory of neurobehavior over the first postnatal month for infants with prenatal exposure to pharmacologically untreated maternal depression, selective serotonin ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14080989Publication date: 04 September 2015
Pages158–165Objective: The authors investigated the relative importance of genetic and environmental influences on perinatal depression, and the genetic overlap between perinatal depression and nonperinatal depression. Method: Analyses were conducted using structural ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15010085Publication date: 06 November 2015
Pages166–173Objective: The authors compared the effectiveness of initiating treatment with either clozapine or a standard antipsychotic among adults with evidence of treatment-resistant schizophrenia in routine clinical practice. Method: U.S. national Medicaid data from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15030332Publication date: 10 November 2015
Pages174–183Objective: Previous studies suggested that the treatment response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in major depressive disorder follows a flat response curve within the therapeutic dose range. The present study was designed to clarify the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15030331Publication date: 16 October 2015
Pages184–192Objective: Psychiatric symptoms are a significant aspect of Huntington’s disease, an inherited neurodegenerative illness. The presentation of these symptoms is highly variable, and their course does not fully correlate with motor or cognitive disease ...
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