American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 177
- Number 6
- June 2020
Editor’s Note
Editorials
Commentary
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 June 2020
Pages491–496Six articles in the June 2020 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry address the overall construct of cognition. These articles have a broad connection to cognition, which is itself a broad concept. From the experimental psychology perspective, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20040407Articles
Publication date: 07 April 2020
Pages497–505Objective: Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs are two of the most prescribed agents worldwide. However, because of their cognitive side effects, the question of their influence on the risk of dementia has been raised. The authors examined the association of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030315Publication date: 07 May 2020
Pages506–517Objective: Observational studies of prenatal antidepressant safety are hindered by methodological concerns, including susceptibility to surveillance bias. Some studies address potential bias by using alternative strategies to operationalize study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.18070766Publication date: 07 May 2020
Pages518–525Objective: Sleep patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to diverge from typical development in the second or third year of life. Little is known, however, about the occurrence of sleep problems in infants who later develop ASD and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19060666Publication date: 12 February 2020
Pages526–536Objective: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder. ADHD often co-occurs with intellectual disability, and shared overlapping genetics have been suggested. The aim of this study was to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18050599Publication date: 26 March 2020
Pages537–547Objective: Schizophrenia has recently been associated with widespread white matter microstructural abnormalities, but the functional effects of these abnormalities remain unclear. Widespread heterogeneity of results from studies published to date preclude ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030225Publication date: 26 March 2020
Pages548–555Objective: Age-related cognitive decline, the deterioration in functions such as memory and executive function, is faced by most older adults and affects function and quality of life. No approved treatments exist for age-related cognitive decline. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19050561