American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 174
- Number 12
- December 2017
Editorials
Introspections
Clinical Case Conference
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 20 October 2017
Pages1155–1162Gender dysphoria describes the psychological distress caused by identifying with the sex opposite to the one assigned at birth. In recent years, much progress has been made in characterizing the needs of transgender persons wishing to transition to their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060626Articles
Publication date: 18 July 2017
Pages1163–1174Objective: Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many patients do not respond. Brain functions governing treatment outcome are not well characterized. The authors examined brain systems relevant to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091072Publication date: 18 July 2017
Pages1175–1184Objective: Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but a comprehensive, emotion-focused perspective on how psychotherapy affects brain function is lacking. The authors assessed changes in brain function after ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091073Publication date: 28 July 2017
Pages1185–1194Objective: Child abuse has devastating and long-lasting consequences, considerably increasing the lifetime risk of negative mental health outcomes such as depression and suicide. Yet the neurobiological processes underlying this heightened vulnerability ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111286Publication date: 28 July 2017
Pages1195–1202Objective: The authors assessed the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of MIN-101, a compound with affinities for sigma-2 and 5-HT2A receptors and no direct dopamine affinities, in comparison with placebo in treating negative symptoms in stabilized ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010122Publication date: 31 October 2017
Pages1203–1213Objective: Adolescence is a developmental stage in which the incidence of psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders, peaks. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the main class of agents used to treat anxiety disorders. However, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.15121592Publication date: 18 August 2017
Pages1214–1222Objective: Bipolar disorder is a heritable disorder characterized by mood dysregulation associated with brain functional dysconnectivity. Previous research has focused on the detection of risk- and disease-associated dysconnectivity in individuals with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010095Letters to the Editor
Book Forum
Appreciation
Publication date: 01 December 2017
Pages1228–1232https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17412reviewersCorrection
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