American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

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June 01, 2017 June 2017 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses patient preference and functional connectivity of the subcallosal cingulate cortex as possible predictors of treatment response in major depression, a behavioral phenotype of autism spectrum disorder characteristic of patients with known genetic abnormalities, functioning of the brain's reward system in anorexia nervosa, collaboration between psychiatry and law enforcement, and a model of irritability in children and teens. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org. Also, visit the online edition of this month's Journal to view a video of Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., presenting highlights from the issue (ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp/174/6).
16 min
May 01, 2017 May 2017 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses antidepressant efficacy for depression in children and adolescents, morbidity and mortality related to medications for depression, possible benefits of valbenazine for tardive dyskinesia, opioid detoxification using oral naltrexone versus buprenorphine, and the relation of divorce to the onset of alcohol use disorders. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org. Also, visit the online edition of this month's Journal to view a video of Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., presenting highlights from the issue (ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp/174/5).
15 min
April 01, 2017 April 2017 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses the fetal origins of mental health, the effect of methylphenidate on the risk of manic episodes in bipolar disorder, contingency management for alcohol abuse in patients with serious mental illness, computerized cognitive training for older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia, prediction of relapse in Alzheimer's disease patients after discontinuation of antipsychotic treatment, and the origins of cognitive deficits in people victimized during childhood. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org. Also, visit the online edition of this month's Journal to view a video of Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., presenting highlights from the issue (ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp/174/4).
16 min
March 01, 2017 March 2017 Highlights
This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses collaboration between psychiatry and obstetrics, prescription opioid use disorder during pregnancy, integrated behavioral health homes, a possible relationship between Alzheimer's disease and low hippocampal volume in late-life depression, switch rates during lithium and sertraline treatment of bipolar II depression, Internet gaming disorder, and the relation of mental health to social networks following disaster. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org. Also, visit the online edition of this month's Journal to view a video of Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., presenting highlights from the issue (ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp/174/3).
13 min
February 01, 2017 February 2017 Highlights
This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses the use of stimulants and performance enhancers as a possible risk factor for PTSD, behavioral and brain markers of overgeneralized fear conditioning in PTSD, the epidemiology of first-episode psychosis, predictors of suicidal behavior, neural predictors of initiating alcohol use during adolescence, and mediation of placebo effects by patient expectancy in antidepressant clinical trials. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
13 min
January 03, 2017 January 2017 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses the association of hypnotic medications and suicide, neurometabolic disorders in treatment-refractory depression, diminished attention to eyes in autism, increased activity or energy as a primary criterion for diagnosis of bipolar mania, an instrument for diagnosing premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and how to differentiate the effects of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease from the effects of the disease itself and psychiatric issues. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
17 min
December 01, 2016 December 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses combat attachment behaviors in former service members with PTSD, postpartum psychosis, the association between pain and opioid use disorder, work productivity in relation to depression outcome, neural response to rewards as a predictor of depression, and adjustment disorder following trauma exposure. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
16 min
November 01, 2016 November 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses practice and policies on perinatal substance abuse, relapse risk in patients with remitted depression, right unilateral ultrabrief-pulse ECT combined with medication in acute and maintenance geriatric depression, suicide risk calculated prospectively in a population cohort, and a new approach to fear and anxiety that takes into account both behavioral responses and conscious feeling states. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
18 min
October 01, 2016 October 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses research on preventing firearm suicide, treatment guidelines for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, long-term effects of supported employment for people with psychiatric disabilities, predicting psychosis risk in individuals with prodromal symptoms, how often psychotic experiences precede mental disorders and vice versa, and a 30-year follow-up study of offspring of depressed parents. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
20 min
September 01, 2016 September 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses the diagnosis and treatment of trichotillomania, combining antidepressants with antipsychotics in schizophrenia, outcomes of the FDA reduction in the citalopram maximum dosage, heritable and nonheritable pathways to early callous and unemotional behaviors, and the effect of marriage on the risk for alcohol use disorder. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
15 min

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Each episode of AJP Audio brings you an in-depth look at one of the articles featured in that month's issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Wide-ranging interviews with article authors cover the background, rationale, main findings, and future implications of the research.