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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 174
  • Number 9
  • September 2017

Editorials

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Treatment in Psychiatry

Interpersonal/communication skills core competencyAudio

Challenges in Treating Undocumented Immigrants

Publication date: 01 September 2017

Pages833–837https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020168

Images in Psychiatry

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 05 May 2017

Pages840–849

Concerns have been raised that treatment with antipsychotic medication might adversely affect long-term outcomes for people with schizophrenia. The evidence cited for these concerns includes the association of antipsychotic treatment with brain volume ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16091016

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Significant Locus and Metabolic Genetic Correlations Revealed in Genome-Wide Association Study of Anorexia Nervosa

Publication date: 12 May 2017

Pages850–858

Objective:The authors conducted a genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa and calculated genetic correlations with a series of psychiatric, educational, and metabolic phenotypes.Method:Following uniform quality control and imputation procedures ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121402

Publication date: 16 June 2017

Pages859–866

Objective:Targeted efforts are needed to increase the number of medical students choosing psychiatry, but little is known about when students decide on their specialty or what factors influence their choice. The authors examined the timing and stability ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020159

Publication date: 29 June 2017

Pages867–876

Objective:Understanding the neural processes tied to the adult outcome of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could guide novel interventions to improve its clinical course. It has been argued that normalization of prefrontal ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111313

Publication date: 29 June 2017

Pages877–885

Objective:Substance use disorders are major contributors to excess mortality among individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet associations between pharmacological ADHD treatment and substance-related problems remain unclear. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16060686

Publication date: 21 April 2017

Pages886–894

Objective:Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits are an important source of income for people with psychoses and confer eligibility for health insurance. The authors examined the impact of coordinated specialty care on receipt of such ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111273

Publication date: 09 June 2017

Pages895–903

Objective:A disturbed sense of self is a core feature of depression. The medial prefrontal cortex, which has a central role in self-appraisal processes, is often implicated in the illness, although it remains unclear how functional alterations of the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16080883

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