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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 177, Issue 8

August 2020
Cover: As Dr. Ned Kalin lays out in his Editor’s Note (p. 647), this issue of the Journal is devoted to providing a better understanding of where the field is in relation to our understanding and treatment of mood disorders as well as introducing new promising findings. (Image by SDominick, Istockphoto.com.)
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Editor’s Note
August 2020
Advances in Understanding and Treating Mood Disorders
  • Pages:647–650
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060877

Editorials
August 2020
Charting Sea Changes in Outpatient Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder
  • Pages:651–653
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060849

August 2020
The Future Is Now? Rapid Advances by Brain Stimulation Innovation
  • Pages:654–656
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060844

August 2020
Mental Health Treatment Utilization in Transgender Persons: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
  • Pages:657–659
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19111151

August 2020
Chasing the Holy Grail: Developmentally Informed Research on Frontostriatal Reward Circuitry in Depression
  • Pages:660–662
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060848

APA Presidential Addresses
August 2020
2020 Spring Highlights Meeting: Presidential Address
  • Pages:663–666
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.177802

August 2020
2020 Spring Highlights Meeting: President-Elect Address
  • Pages:667–668
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.177803

August 2020
2020 Spring Highlights Meeting: CEO and Medical Director Address
  • Pages:669–670
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.177801

Reviews and Overviews
August 2020
The State of Our Understanding of the Pathophysiology and Optimal Treatment of Depression: Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
  • Pages:671–685
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060845

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August 2020
Hormonal Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder: State of the Art
  • Pages:686–705
  • Published Online:27 May 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19080848

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Articles
August 2020
20-Year Trends in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder by Psychiatrists in Outpatient Care Settings
  • Pages:706–715
  • Published Online:21 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19091000

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CMEVideo
August 2020
Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
  • Pages:716–726
  • Published Online:7 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19070720

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August 2020
Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study
  • Pages:727–734
  • Published Online:4 October 2019

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080

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August 2020
Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Hospital Admissions for Depression in 75 Chinese Cities
  • Pages:735–743
  • Published Online:21 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070748

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CMEVideo
August 2020
Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Holocaust Exposure on FKBP5 Methylation
  • Pages:744–753
  • Published Online:21 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19060618

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August 2020
Brain Reward System Dysfunction in Adolescence: Current, Cumulative, and Developmental Periods of Depression
  • Pages:754–763
  • Published Online:7 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030281

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Letters to the Editor
August 2020
Reassessing Mental Health Treatment Utilization Reduction in Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Comment by the Editor on the Process
  • Page:764
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20060803

August 2020
Methodological Shortcomings Undercut Statement in Support of Gender-Affirming Surgery
  • Pages:764–765
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111117

August 2020
Gender-Affirmation Surgery Conclusion Lacks Evidence
  • Pages:765–766
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111130

August 2020
Study of Transgender Patients: Conclusions Are Not Supported by Findings
  • Page:766
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111131

August 2020
Calling Into Question Whether Gender-Affirming Surgery Relieves Psychological Distress
  • Pages:766–767
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111149

August 2020
The Effect of Gender-Affirming Treatment on Psychiatric Morbidity Is Still Undecided
  • Pages:767–768
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111165

August 2020
Gender-Corrective Surgery Promoting Mental Health in Persons With Gender Dysphoria Not Supported by Data Presented in Article
  • Page:768
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111170

August 2020
Confounding Effects on Mental Health Observations After Sex Reassignment Surgery
  • Pages:768–769
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111169

August 2020
Toward Rigorous Methodologies for Strengthening Causal Inference in the Association Between Gender-Affirming Care and Transgender Individuals’ Mental Health: Response to Letters
  • Pages:769–772
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20050599

APA Official Actions
August 2020
Reports to the Membership
  • Pages:773–786
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.177701

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Correction
August 2020
Correction to Bränström and Pachankis
  • Page:734
  • Published Online:1 August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.1778correction

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