American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 175
- Number 10
- October 2018
Editorials
Treatment in Psychiatry
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 02 August 2018
Pages935–942The opioid epidemic is at the epicenter of the drug crisis, resulting in an inconceivable number of overdose deaths and exorbitant associated medical costs that have crippled many communities across the socioeconomic spectrum in the United States. Classic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18030352Publication date: 16 August 2018
Pages943–950The 21st century has witnessed the discovery of multiple rare and common gene variants associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and these discoveries have already provided a starting point for the investigation of the biology of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040383Articles
Publication date: 24 May 2018
Pages951–960Objective: The authors sought to develop and validate models using electronic health records to predict suicide attempt and suicide death following an outpatient visit. Method: Across seven health systems, 2,960,929 patients age 13 or older (mean age, 46 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101167Publication date: 02 August 2018
Pages961–969Objective: An increased understanding of repetitive dysfunctional patterns and their relationship to an individual’s life history is regarded as a key mechanism of change in insight-oriented therapies. At the same time, empirical research on the insight-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17080847Publication date: 02 August 2018
Pages970–978Objective: The authors examined associations between medications for alcohol and opioid use disorders (acamprosate, naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine) and suicidal behavior, accidental overdoses, and crime. Method: In this total population cohort ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101112Publication date: 20 June 2018
Pages979–988Objective: Previous studies suggest that group “mantram” (sacred word) repetition therapy, a non-trauma-focused complementary therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may be an effective treatment for veterans. The authors compared individually ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17060611Publication date: 19 July 2018
Pages989–998Objective: The authors conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of MRI region-of-interest and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because patients have high rates of comorbid depression, an additional objective was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17111199Publication date: 19 July 2018
Pages999–1009Objective: The presence of psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease denotes a phenotype with more rapid cognitive deterioration than in Alzheimer’s disease without psychosis. Discovery of novel pharmacotherapies that engage therapeutic targets for prevention or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17080858Publication date: 21 March 2018
Pages1010–1021Objective: Deficits in reward processing are established in mood and substance use disorders and are known risk factors for these disorders. Volume reductions of the orbitofrontal cortex and the striatum, regions that subserve neural response to reward, ...
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