American Journal of Psychiatry

The recent worldwide surge of warfare and hostilities exposes increasingly large numbers of individuals to traumatic events, placing them at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and challenging both clinicians and service delivery ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240536

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Testing Quantitative and Qualitative Sex Effects in a National Swedish Twin-Sibling Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Publication date: 04 June 2024

Pages720–727

Objective: Twin studies have demonstrated that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is moderately heritable, and the pattern of findings across studies suggests higher heritability in females compared with males. Formal testing of sex differences has yet ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230104

Cortical and Subcortical Brain Alterations in Specific Phobia and Its Animal and Blood-Injection-Injury Subtypes: A Mega-Analysis From the ENIGMA Anxiety Working Group

Publication date: 11 June 2024

Pages728–740

Objective: Specific phobia is a common anxiety disorder, but the literature on associated brain structure alterations exhibits substantial gaps. The ENIGMA Anxiety Working Group examined brain structure differences between individuals with specific phobias ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230032

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National Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts and Intentional Self-Harm

Publication date: 04 June 2024

Pages741–752

Objective: This study estimated national annual trends and characteristics of emergency department visits for suicide attempts and intentional self-harm in the United States from 2011 to 2020. Methods: Data were from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230397

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Sexual Identity Continuity and Change in a U.S. National Probability Sample of Sexual Minority Adults: Associations With Mental Health and Problematic Substance Use

Publication date: 01 August 2024

Pages753–760

Objective: Sexual minority disparities in behavioral health (e.g., mental health and substance use) are well-established. However, sexual identity is dynamic, and changes are common across the life course (e.g., identifying with a monosexual [lesbian or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230458

Psychiatric Diagnoses in Parents and Psychiatric, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Outcomes in Their Offspring: A Swedish Population-Based Register Study

Publication date: 01 August 2024

Pages761–773

Objective: Associations were examined between six psychiatric diagnoses in parents and a broad range of psychiatric and nonpsychiatric outcomes in their offspring. Methods: All individuals born in Sweden between 1970 and 2000 were linked to their biological ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230353