American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 178
- Number 10
- October 2021
Editor's Note
Editorials
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 October 2021
Pages896–902Sleep disturbances and depression are closely linked and share a bidirectional relationship. These interconnections can inform the pathophysiology underlying each condition. Insomnia is an established and modifiable risk factor for depression, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21080821Publication date: 17 March 2021
Pages903–913Sleep disturbances are commonly observed in schizophrenia, including in chronic, early-course, and first-episode patients. This has generated considerable interest, both in clinical and research endeavors, in characterizing the relationship between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20070968Articles
Publication date: 23 September 2021
Pages914–920Objective: Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Yet, there remain significant challenges in predicting new cases of major depression and devising strategies to prevent the disorder. An important first step in this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20101479Publication date: 28 July 2021
Pages921–931Objective: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that may confer an increased risk of mental disorders, but previous studies have been hampered by methodological limitations, including small sample sizes. The authors used a nationwide ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20091347Publication date: 14 July 2021
Pages932–940Objective: Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs is inferred from relatively small randomized clinical trials conducted with carefully selected and monitored participants. This evidence is not necessarily generalizable to individuals treated in daily ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20111657Publication date: 28 July 2021
Pages941–951Objective: The Danish OPUS trial showed significant efficacy of early intervention services for first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders compared with standard treatment, leading to implementation of the OPUS intervention in clinical practice. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20111596Publication date: 19 August 2021
Pages952–964Objective: Neural activations during auditory oddball tasks may be endophenotypes for psychosis and bipolar disorder. The authors investigated oddball neural deviations that discriminate multiple diagnostic groups across the schizophrenia-bipolar ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20071043Official Actions
Publication date: 01 October 2021
Pages965–982At the 2021 virtual Fall Component Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, the APA councils heard reports from their components. Following are summaries of the activities of the councils and their components.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.1781001Residents’ Journal
Publication date: 01 October 2021
Page983The Residents’ Journal is a quarterly e-publication that serves as a forum for resident physicians and fellows to share ideas and experiences in training, clinical practice, research, and careers.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.1781002