American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 177
- Number 7
- July 2020
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Publication date: 07 May 2020
Pages576–588Histories of the diathesis-stress model trace its origins to the 1950s. However, of 26 psychiatric texts published between 1800 and 1910, 17 noted that causes of insanity could be usefully divided into those that predispose to illness and those that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111213Articles
Publication date: 12 February 2020
Pages589–600Objective: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is among the strongest known genetic risk factors for schizophrenia. Previous studies have reported variable alterations in subcortical brain structures in 22q11DS. To better characterize subcortical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19060583Publication date: 12 March 2020
Pages601–610Objective: Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, yet the pathophysiology of this disorder and its primary symptom, extreme dietary restriction, remains poorly understood. In states of hunger relative to satiety, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030261Publication date: 22 January 2020
Pages611–618Objective: Given changes in U.S. marijuana laws, attitudes, and use patterns, individuals with pain may be an emerging group at risk for nonmedical cannabis use and cannabis use disorder. The authors examined differences in the prevalence of nonmedical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030284Publication date: 27 May 2020
Pages619–626Objective: The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the extent to which cannabis use among youths is associated with the risk of perpetrating physical violence. Methods: Searches were conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101008Publication date: 12 March 2020
Pages627–634Objective: The authors examined the association between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and risk of suicide, before and after accounting for psychiatric comorbidity, and assessed the extent to which the observed association is due to a potentially causal ...
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