American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 174
- Number 4
- April 2017
Editorials
Perspectives in Global Mental Health
Clinical Case Conference
Images in Psychiatry
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Publication date: 14 November 2016
Pages319–328The quality of fetal growth and development predicts the risk for a range of noncommunicable, chronic illnesses. These observations form the basis of the “developmental origins of health and disease” hypothesis, which suggests that the intrauterine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020138Articles
Publication date: 14 November 2016
Pages329–340Objective: Previous meta-analyses indicate that computerized cognitive training (CCT) is a safe and efficacious intervention for cognition in older adults. However, efficacy varies across populations and cognitive domains, and little is known about the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030360Publication date: 03 October 2016
Pages341–348Objective: The authors sought to determine the risk of treatment-emergent mania associated with methylphenidate, used in monotherapy or with a concomitant mood-stabilizing medication, in patients with bipolar disorder. Method: Using linked Swedish national ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16040467Publication date: 31 October 2016
Pages349–361Objective: Individuals reporting a history of childhood violence victimization have impaired brain function. However, the clinical significance, reproducibility, and causality of these findings are disputed. The authors used data from two large cohort ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030333Publication date: 18 November 2016
Pages362–369Objective: In Alzheimer’s disease, antipsychotic medications are often used for a period, with relief of symptoms, and then discontinued, after which relapse may occur. The authors sought to determine which neuropsychiatric symptoms predict relapse. Method: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020226Publication date: 31 January 2017
Pages370–377Objective: The authors examined whether a contingency management intervention using the ethyl glucuronide (EtG) alcohol biomarker resulted in increased alcohol abstinence in outpatients with co-occurring serious mental illnesses. Secondary objectives were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16050627Publication date: 24 October 2016
Pages378–386Objective: Major depressive disorder is characterized by reduced reward-related striatal activation and dysfunctional reward learning, putatively reflecting decreased dopaminergic signaling. The goal of this study was to test whether a pharmacological ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010111Publication date: 04 November 2016
Pages387–396Objective: Phenotypic heterogeneity in Tourette syndrome is partly due to complex genetic relationships among Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Identifying symptom-based ...
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