American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 179
- Number 5
- May 2022
Editor’s Note
Editorials
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 01 May 2022
Pages322–328There is an urgent and unmet need to advance our ability to translate genetic studies of psychiatric disorders into clinically actionable information, which could transform diagnostics and even one day lead to novel (and potentially presymptomatic) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220235Publication date: 25 March 2022
Pages329–335Western psychiatry emerged as a medical specialty caring for the mentally ill over the course of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This emergence was a contingent process, dependent on the co-occurrence of three historical developments that together ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.21060614Articles
Publication date: 25 March 2022
Pages336–349Objective: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that is associated with significant difficulties in adaptive behavior and variation in clinical outcomes across the life span. Some individuals with ASD improve, whereas ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.21070711Publication date: 28 March 2022
Pages350–361Objective: Recent studies of patients with bipolar disorder or at high genetic risk reveal structural dysconnections among key brain networks supporting cognitive and affective processes. Understanding the longitudinal trajectories of these networks across ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.21010047Publication date: 08 March 2022
Pages362–374Objective: Cannabis use is increasing among midlife and older adults. This study tested the hypotheses that long-term cannabis use is associated with cognitive deficits and smaller hippocampal volume in midlife, which is important because midlife cognitive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664Publication date: 26 October 2021
Pages375–387Objective: A fine-tuned balance of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation is essential for organ formation, with disturbances influencing many health outcomes. In utero, glucocorticoids have been linked to brain-related negative outcomes, with unclear ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010095Priority Data Letter
Publication date: 01 May 2022
Pages388–392Objective: The authors examined representation and accuracy of descriptions of sociodemographic identities in psychiatric research through quantifying data contained in recently published articles from a high-impact psychiatry journal. Methods: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.21070758