American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 175
- Number 4
- April 2018
Editorials
Treatment in Psychiatry
Images in Psychiatry
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 15 December 2017
Pages316–326Emil Kraepelin’s psychiatric nosology, proposed in the 5th and 6th editions of his textbook published in 1896 and 1899, did not quickly gain worldwide acceptance, but was instead met with substantial and sustained criticism. The authors review critiques ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17070730Articles
Publication date: 05 December 2017
Pages327–335Objective: Pharmacotherapy to rapidly relieve suicidal ideation in depression may reduce suicide risk. Rapid reduction in suicidal thoughts after ketamine treatment has mostly been studied in patients with low levels of suicidal ideation. The authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060647Publication date: 17 November 2017
Pages336–342Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the relative risk of suicide attempt and suicide in users of hormonal contraception. Method: The authors assessed associations between hormonal contraceptive use and suicide attempt and suicide in a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060616Publication date: 28 November 2017
Pages343–350Objective: The authors investigated the rates of conversion to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder after a substance-induced psychosis, as well as risk factors for conversion. Method: All patient information was extracted from the Danish Civil Registration ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020223Publication date: 28 November 2017
Pages351–358Objective: The authors sought to characterize the symptoms of patients later hospitalized for psychotic disorders in primary mental health outpatient settings, and to investigate whether these symptoms can be used to predict later onset of psychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121384Publication date: 17 November 2017
Pages359–369Objective: Neuroimaging studies show structural differences in both cortical and subcortical brain regions in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with healthy subjects. Findings are inconsistent, however, and it is unclear how ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17010100Publication date: 31 October 2017
Pages370–380Objective: The authors sought evidence for altered adolescent brain growth trajectory associated with moderate and heavy alcohol use in a large national, multisite, prospective study of adolescents before and after initiation of appreciable alcohol use. ...
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