American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 177
- Number 8
- August 2020
Editor’s Note
Editorials
APA Presidential Addresses
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 August 2020
Pages671–685Major depressive disorder is a remarkably common and often severe psychiatric disorder associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Patients with major depression are prone to several comorbid psychiatric conditions, including posttraumatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060845Publication date: 27 May 2020
Pages686–705Major depressive disorder is a common psychiatric disorder associated with marked suffering, morbidity, mortality, and cost. The World Health Organization projects that by 2030, major depression will be the leading cause of disease burden worldwide. While ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19080848Articles
Publication date: 21 April 2020
Pages706–715Objective: Pharmacological options for treating bipolar disorder have increased over the past 20 years, with several second-generation antipsychotics receiving regulatory approval in the 1990s. The authors describe trends in use of pharmacological agents ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19091000Publication date: 07 April 2020
Pages716–726Objective: New antidepressant treatments are needed that are effective, rapid acting, safe, and tolerable. Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19070720Publication date: 04 October 2019
Pages727–734Objective: Despite professional recommendations to consider gender-affirming hormone and surgical interventions for transgender individuals experiencing gender incongruence, the long-term effect of such interventions on mental health is largely unknown. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080Publication date: 21 April 2020
Pages735–743Objective: Although the association between ambient air pollution and risk of depression has been investigated in several epidemiological studies, the evidence is still lacking for hospital admissions for depression, which indicates a more severe form of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070748Publication date: 21 April 2020
Pages744–753Objective: There is growing evidence that exposure to trauma prior to conception can affect offspring. The authors have reported that adult offspring of Holocaust survivors showed lower methylation of FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) intron 7, site 6 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19060618Publication date: 07 April 2020
Pages754–763Objective: Reward system dysfunction is a well-known correlate and predictor of depression in adults and adolescents, with depressed individuals showing blunted (hyporeactive) striatal response to monetary rewards. Furthermore, studies of remitted ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030281Letters to the Editor
APA Official Actions
Publication date: 01 August 2020
Pages773–786The following are edited/abbreviated versions of the annual reports of the APA Secretary, Treasurer, CEO and Medical Director, Speaker, and Speaker-Elect and the chairpersons of the APA Committee on Bylaws, Membership Committee, Committee of Tellers, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.177701Correction
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