American Journal of Psychiatry

In both child and adult psychiatry, empirical evidence has now accrued to suggest that a single dimension is able to measure a person’s liability to mental disorder, comorbidity among disorders, persistence of disorders over time, and severity of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17121383

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Five-Year Suicidal Ideation Trajectories Among Women Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Pages845–852

Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the effects of receiving compared with being denied an abortion on women’s experiences of suicidal ideation over 5 years.Method:The authors recruited 956 women from 30 U.S. abortion facilities. Women were ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18010091

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Randomized Clinical Trial of Computerized and Clinician-Delivered CBT in Comparison With Standard Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Primary Within-Treatment and Follow-Up Outcomes

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Pages853–863

Objective:Previous trials have demonstrated the efficacy and durability of computer-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT4CBT) as an add-on to standard outpatient care in a range of treatment-seeking populations. In this study, the authors evaluated the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17090978

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As Safe as Possible (ASAP): A Brief App-Supported Inpatient Intervention to Prevent Postdischarge Suicidal Behavior in Hospitalized, Suicidal Adolescents

Publication date: 19 July 2018

Pages864–872

Objective:The authors report on a pilot study of an inpatient intervention for suicidal adolescents, As Safe as Possible (ASAP), supported by a smartphone app (BRITE) to reduce suicide attempts following hospital discharge.Method:Across two sites, 66 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101151

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Clinical Implementation of Pharmacogenetic Decision Support Tools for Antidepressant Drug Prescribing

Publication date: 25 April 2018

Pages873–886

The accrual and analysis of genomic sequencing data have identified specific genetic variants that are associated with major depressive disorder. Moreover, substantial investigations have been devoted to identifying gene-drug interactions that affect the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17111282

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The Burden of Bereavement: Early-Onset Depression and Impairment in Youths Bereaved by Sudden Parental Death in a 7-Year Prospective Study

Publication date: 20 June 2018

Pages887–896

Objective:The authors sought to determine the long-term impact of sudden parental death on youths and pathways between youth bereavement and impairment.Methods:Youths (N=216) who lost a parent to suicide, accident, or sudden natural death and nonbereaved ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17070792

Risk of Psychosis in Recurrent Episodes of Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Publication date: 24 May 2018

Pages897–904

Objective:The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether the risk of psychosis is higher in past or future episodes in patients with major depression with psychotic features than in patients with nonpsychotic depression....

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101138