American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 174
- Number 10
- October 2017
Editorials
Clinical Case Conference
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 25 May 2017
Pages927–942Objective: Antipsychotic drug efficacy may have decreased over recent decades. The authors present a meta-analysis of all placebo-controlled trials in patients with acute exacerbations of schizophrenia, and they investigate which trial characteristics have ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121358Articles
Publication date: 25 May 2017
Pages943–953Objective: Pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic therapy are most frequently applied to treat mental disorders. However, whether psychodynamic therapy is as efficacious as other empirically supported treatments is not yet ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010057Publication date: 09 June 2017
Pages954–962Objective: The authors sought to determine whether pregnancy is an intrinsic motivator for cessation of drug abuse. Method: The authors conducted prospective cohort, co-relative, co-spouse, and within-person analyses of registration for drug abuse during ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091006Publication date: 24 March 2017
Pages963–970Objective: Experience of stressful life events is associated with risk of depression. Yet many exposed individuals do not become depressed. A controversial hypothesis is that genetic factors influence vulnerability to depression following stress. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111209Publication date: 16 June 2017
Pages971–979Objective: Stress is a strong risk factor for major depressive disorder, while sensitization to stress in remitted individuals plays a key role in depression recurrence. The present study explored the state-independent (trait) and dependent (state) neural ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16080974Publication date: 21 April 2017
Pages980–989Objective: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptoms are eliminated by ovarian suppression and stimulated by administration of ovarian steroids, yet they appear with ovarian steroid levels indistinguishable from those in women without PMDD. Thus, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16101113Publication date: 28 July 2017
Pages990–998Objective: This study evaluated rates of all-cause mortality and self-harm in association with clozapine treatment in individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Method: A population-based cohort of 2,370 individuals with treatment-resistant ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091097Letters to the Editor
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Publication date: 01 October 2017
Pages1006–1022At the fall component meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in Arlington, Va., September 13–16, 2017, the APA councils heard reports from their components. Following are summaries of the activities of the councils and their components.
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