American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 178
- Number 9
- September 2021
Editor’s Note
Editorials
Commentary
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 14 July 2021
Pages793–803Objective: This study used meta-analysis to assess disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening and treatment in people with mental disorders, a group that has elevated CVD incidence and mortality. Methods: The authors searched PubMed and PsycInfo ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010031Articles
Publication date: 28 July 2021
Pages804–817Objective: The authors conducted a scoping review to survey the evidence landscape for studies that assessed outcomes of treating patients with opioid use disorder with methadone in office-based settings. Methods: Ovid MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20101548Publication date: 03 June 2021
Pages818–828Objective: Pharmacological treatments that can concomitantly address cigarette smoking and heavy drinking stand to improve health care delivery for these highly prevalent co-occurring conditions. This superiority trial compared the combination of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20070993Publication date: 14 July 2021
Pages829–837Objective: Although gabapentin has demonstrated efficacy in mitigating alcohol withdrawal symptoms and preventing relapse drinking in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD), the neurobiological mechanisms of action underlying these therapeutic effects ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20121757Publication date: 14 May 2021
Pages838–847Objective: Many psychotropic medications used to treat schizophrenia have significant anticholinergic properties, which are linked to cognitive impairment and dementia risk in healthy subjects. Clarifying the impact of cognitive impairment attributable to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20081212Publication date: 22 June 2021
Pages848–853Objective: There is long-standing interest in how best to define stages of illness for anorexia nervosa, including remission and recovery. The authors used data from a previously published study to examine the time course of relapse over the year following ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010026Genetic, Clinical, and Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Stimulant Treatment Outcomes in ADHD
Publication date: 22 June 2021
Pages854–864Objective: Stimulant medications are effective for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet discontinuation and switch to nonstimulant ADHD medications are common. This study aimed to identify genetic, clinical, and sociodemographic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20121686