American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 178
- Number 6
- June 2021
Editor’s Note
Editorials
Clinical Case Conference
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 15 October 2020
Pages490–508While psychiatric genetics has emerged as one of our most dynamic research fields, the historical context in which we view these developments is limited. To provide such a perspective, the author reviews 48 representative texts, published from 1780 to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030326Publication date: 05 January 2021
Pages509–521Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with a heterogeneous genetic, neurobiological, and phenotypic profile. Currently, no objective biological measures—that is, biomarkers—are available to inform diagnostic or treatment decisions. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030340Articles
Publication date: 14 May 2021
Pages522–529Objective: The authors investigated the pathways (genetic, environmental, lifestyle, medical) leading to inflammation in major depressive disorder using C-reactive protein (CRP), genetic, and phenotypic data from the UK Biobank. Methods: This was a case-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060947Publication date: 26 April 2021
Pages530–540Objective: Increased anxiety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely noted. The purpose of this study was to test whether the prepandemic functional connectome predicted individual anxiety induced by the pandemic. Methods: Anxiety scores ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20070979Publication date: 06 April 2021
Pages541–547Objective: The authors sought to characterize the association between prior mood disorder diagnosis and hospital outcomes among individuals admitted with COVID-19 to six Eastern Massachusetts hospitals. Methods: A retrospective cohort was drawn from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060842Publication date: 21 January 2021
Pages548–559Objective: Little is known about change over time in the prevalence of World Health Organization (WHO) risk drinking levels (very high, high, moderate, low) and their association with health conditions, overall and by gender. The authors used two sets of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20050610Publication date: 05 January 2021
Pages560–571Objective: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains an urgent public health problem. Longitudinal data are needed to clarify the role of acute subjective responses to alcohol in the development and maintenance of excessive drinking and AUD. The authors report ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030247