American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 151, Issue 2
February 1994
February 1994
Electroconvulsive therapy of acute manic episodes: a review of 50 years' experience
- Pages:169–176
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.169
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OBJECTIVE: The most common indication for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is major depression. It is less recognized that ECT is effective also in the treatment of acute mania. This article aims to provide a comprehensive and critical review of the ...
February 1994
Human brain receptors. Electron micrograph of human striatum showing synaptic structures
- Page:177
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February 1994
Recovery of brain glucose metabolism in detoxified alcoholics
- Pages:178–183
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.178
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OBJECTIVE: To differentiate withdrawal-related abnormalities in brain glucose metabolism among alcoholics from abnormalities that may be irreversible or antedate alcohol use, the authors evaluated metabolic recovery during alcohol detoxification. METHOD: ...
February 1994
Low level of response to alcohol as a predictor of future alcoholism
- Pages:184–189
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.184
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OBJECTIVE: As part of a search for measurable attributes of an individual that might be related to the risk of alcoholism, the author's group previously compared 227 sons of alcoholics and 227 matched comparison subjects at the age of about 20 years. ...
February 1994
Short-term psychotherapy of personality disorders
- Pages:190–194
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.190
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OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of short-term psychotherapy has become an area of increasing interest. The primary objective of this study was to assess the results of two forms of short-term psychotherapy in patients with personality disorders. METHOD: Eighty-...
February 1994
Temperament and hypercortisolemia in depression
- Pages:195–198
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.195
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OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the relationships among depression severity, melancholia, and cortisol level and the relationship between temperament, as measured with the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire, and cortisol level. METHOD: Morning and ...
February 1994
The long-term stability of depressive subtypes
- Pages:199–204
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.199
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OBJECTIVE: This study used the concept of diagnostic stability to examine the validity of three subtypes of major depression. METHOD: Patients with major depressive disorder (N = 424) were assigned baseline diagnoses according to structured interviews and ...
February 1994
Symptom differences in major depression, dysthymia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder
- Pages:205–209
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.205
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OBJECTIVE: The authors compared symptom features of specific subtypes of depressive and anxiety disorders. METHODS: Psychiatric outpatients with moderate levels of psychopathology and DSM-III diagnoses of major depression, dysthymia, panic disorder, or ...
February 1994
Influence of clinical subtype, sex, and lineality on age at onset of major affective disorder in a family sample
- Pages:210–215
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.210
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OBJECTIVE: The authors analyzed data from a family sample ascertained for a genetic linkage study of bipolar disorder to address the following questions: Do the major clinical subtypes of familial affective disorder have distinct distributions of age at ...
February 1994
Effects of gender and diagnosis on growth hormone response to clonidine for major depression: a large-scale multicenter study
- Pages:216–220
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.216
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OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to establish, in a large multicenter sample of patients classified according to gender and menopausal status, if the growth hormone (GH) response to clonidine discriminated patients with episodes of major depression from ...
February 1994
Factors associated with risk for HIV infection among chronic mentally ill adults
- Pages:221–227
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.221
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OBJECTIVE: Chronic mentally ill adults have been found to be at risk for HIV infection. The authors investigated the prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among psychiatric outpatients. Correlates of HIV risk factors and characteristics of patient ...
February 1994
Sexual activity and risk of HIV infection among patients with schizophrenia
- Pages:228–232
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.228
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OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the frequency and types of sexual behavior among patients with schizophrenia and to assess the behavior with respect to risk of HIV infection. METHOD: Ninety-five inpatients and outpatients with a research ...
February 1994
Mood disorders in HIV infection: prevalence and risk factors in a nonepicenter of the AIDS epidemic
- Pages:233–236
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.233
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OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the lifetime, initial cross-sectional, and 6-month follow-up prevalence of mood disorders in asymptomatic HIV- infected and uninfected homosexual men who lived in an area with a low prevalence of HIV. They also determined ...
February 1994
HIV-associated psychosis: a study of 20 cases. San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center Group
- Pages:237–242
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.237
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OBJECTIVE: Psychosis is an uncommon but serious complication of infection with HIV. This article presents the results of a study of HIV- infected individuals with psychosis. METHOD: The authors evaluated 20 HIV-infected men who had noniatrogenic new-onset ...
February 1994
Serotonergic function in aggressive and nonaggressive boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Pages:243–248
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.243
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OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess central serotonergic (5- HT) function in aggressive and nonaggressive boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. METHOD: Prolactin response to a challenge dose of the 5-HT agonist d,l-fenfluramine was ...
February 1994
Assessing positive and negative symptoms in children and adolescents
- Pages:249–253
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.249
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of a new assessment instrument for positive and negative symptoms in severely disturbed children and adolescents (Kiddie-PANSS). METHOD: The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale ...
February 1994
Treatment goals, continuity of care, and outcome in a day hospital substance abuse rehabilitation program
- Pages:254–259
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.254
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OBJECTIVE: Relationships between day hospital treatment goals, self- help group participation, and substance use outcome were examined for 180 alcohol- or cocaine-dependent male patients in a day hospital Veterans Administration substance abuse program. ...
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February 1994
Imipramine antagonism of the panicogenic effects of cholecystokinin tetrapeptide in panic disorder patients
- Pages:261–263
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.261
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Eleven panic disorder patients who panicked in response to exogenous cholecystokinin tetrapeptide (CCK-4) were rechallenged after chronic treatment with imipramine. In the rechallenge the patients displayed a marked reduction in the number and intensity ...
February 1994
Triggering the false suffocation alarm in panic disorder patients by using a voluntary breath-holding procedure
- Pages:264–266
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.264
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The authors compared the maximal duration of voluntary breath-holding in patients with panic disorder (N = 23), patients with generalized social phobia (N = 10), and healthy subjects (N = 26). Patients with panic disorder had significantly shorter breath-...
February 1994
Lack of association between cortisol hypersecretion and nonsuppression on the DST in patients with Alzheimer's disease
- Pages:267–270
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.267
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Among 23 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 11 (48%) exhibited cortisol hypersecretion (> or = 11.8 micrograms/dl) and nine (39%) displayed cortisol nonsuppression on the dexamethasone suppression test. Only four patients exhibited both neuroendocrine ...
February 1994
Effects on behavior of modulation of gonadal function in men with gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists
- Pages:271–273
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.271
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The effects of acute gonadal suppression on sexual function and behavior were studied in eight normal men. Administration of a newly developed, potent gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist induced azoospermia and reduced levels of serum testosterone, ...
February 1994
Relationship between the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and DSM-III-R personality traits
- Pages:274–276
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.274
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The authors investigated the relationship between Cloninger's personality dimensions and DSM-III-R personality traits by comparison of scores on the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire with axis II traits found in structured interviews with 99 ...
February 1994
Serotonergic sensitivity in borderline personality disorder: preliminary findings
- Pages:277–280
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.277
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Twelve patients with borderline personality disorder and 15 healthy comparison subjects were challenged with single doses of oral m- chlorophenylpiperazine (m-CPP) and placebo. Following m-CPP, the patients experienced decreased anger and fear. Seven of ...
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February 1994
Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development
- Page:281
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February 1994
The Interpretation of the Flesh: Freud and Femininity
- Pages:281-a–282
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.281-a
February 1994
Gender Disorders and the Paraphilias
- Pages:282–283
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.282
February 1994
AIDS and Sex: An Integrated Biomedical and Biobehavioral Approach
- Pages:283–284
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.283
February 1994
Psychodynamic Technique in the Treatment of the Eating Disorders
- Page:284
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.284
February 1994
The Course of Eating Disorders: Long-Term Follow-Up Studies of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
- Page:285
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.285
February 1994
The Nature of Alcohol and Drug-Related Problems
- Pages:285-a–285
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.285-a
February 1994
Alcohol and the Addictive Brain: New Hope for Alcoholics From Biogenetic Research
- Page:286
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.286
February 1994
Children of Alcoholics: A Critical Appraisal of Theory and Research
- Pages:286-a–287
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.286-a
February 1994
Response of major depression with psychosis and body dysmorphic disorder to ECT
- Pages:288a–289
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February 1994
Physical symptoms associated with paroxetine discontinuation
- Page:289
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February 1994
Treatment of resistant trichotillomania with paroxetine
- Pages:290b–290
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February 1994
Application of clinical epidemiologic methods to the clinical practice of psychiatry
- Pages:299–300
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February 1994
Application of Clinical Epidemiologic Methods to the Clinical Practice of Psychiatry
- Pages:299-a–300
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February 1994
Correction
- Pages:300-a–300
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.2.300-a
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In the letter "An Interaction of Sertraline and Desipramine" by Jorge Barros, M.D., et al. (November 1993, p. 1751), the last paragraph should indicate that sertraline increased desipramine levels in their patient by 150% (not 250%) at the end of week 2.
February 1994
The Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families
- Pages:304–306
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February 1994
The Council on Medical Education and Career Development
- Pages:312–314
- Published Online:1 April 2006