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Volume 169, Issue 2

February 2012

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February 2012

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Editorial

February 2012

Experience, Perception, and Depression

Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:109–111
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ADHD Pharmacotherapy: Rates of Stimulant Use and Cardiovascular Risk

Christopher J. Kratochvil, M.D.

Pages:112–114
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111703

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Advances in the Genetics of ADHD

Randal G. Ross, M.D.

Pages:115–117
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111647

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Cognitive Bias Modification: An Intervention Approach Worth Attending To

Colin MacLeod, M.Phil., D.Phil., and
Emily A. Holmes, D.Clin.Psych., Ph.D.

Pages:118–120
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111682

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February 2012

Antidepressant Treatment During Pregnancy

Margaret Spinelli, M.D.

Pages:121–124
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111622

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Images in Psychiatry

February 2012

Gordon Parker, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:125–126
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111697

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Treatment in Psychiatry

February 2012

Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests in Psychiatric Patients: A Red Herring?

Anna L. Dickerman, M.D., and
John W. Barnhill, M.D.

Pages:127–133
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11040631

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The authors review abnormal thyroid function test results for psychiatric patients, who are often screened routinely. Although primary thyroid abnormalities can have significant psychiatric symptoms, most of the abnormalities detected are asymptomatic, ...

Reviews and Overviews

February 2012

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Lessons From Clinical and Translational Studies

Mallay Occhiogrosso, M.D.,
Setareh Salehi Omran, and
Margaret Altemus, M.D.

Pages:134–140
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11040553

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The authors review the incidence of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns of women treated with SSRIs. Three of six studies showed elevated risk, but all failed to control fully for the possible effects of depression itself, including shorter ...

Articles

February 2012

Childhood Maltreatment Predicts Unfavorable Course of Illness and Treatment Outcome in Depression: A Meta-Analysis

Valentina Nanni, M.D.,
Rudolf Uher, M.U.Dr., Ph.D., and
Andrea Danese, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:141–151
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11020335

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Objectives:Evidence suggests that childhood maltreatment may negatively affect not only the lifetime risk of depression but also clinically relevant measures of depression, such as course of illness and treatment outcome. The authors conducted the first ...

February 2012

Ventral Striatum Response During Reward and Punishment Reversal Learning in Unmedicated Major Depressive Disorder

Oliver J. Robinson, Ph.D.,
Roshan Cools, Ph.D.,
Christina O. Carlisi, B.A.,
Barbara J. Sahakian, Ph.D., and
Wayne C. Drevets, M.D.

Pages:152–159
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010137

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Objective:Affective biases may underlie many of the key symptoms of major depressive disorder, from anhedonia to altered cognitive performance. Understanding the cause of these biases is therefore critical in the quest for improved treatments. Depression ...

February 2012

Stimulant Medication Use in Children: A 12-Year Perspective

Samuel H. Zuvekas, Ph.D., and
Benedetto Vitiello, M.D.

Pages:160–166
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11030387

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Objective:The authors examined the utilization of stimulant medications for the treatment of ADHD in U.S. children during the period 1996–2008 to determine trends by age, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, and geographic region. Method:The 1996–2008 ...

February 2012

Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Over 10 Years in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD

Benedetto Vitiello, M.D.,
Glen R. Elliott, M.D., Ph.D.,
James M. Swanson, Ph.D.,
L. Eugene Arnold, M.D.,
Lily Hechtman, M.D.,
Howard Abikoff, Ph.D.,
Brooke S.G. Molina, Ph.D.,
Karen Wells, Ph.D.,
Timothy Wigal, Ph.D.,
Peter S. Jensen, M.D.,
Laurence L. Greenhill, M.D.,
Jonathan R. Kaltman, M.D.,
Joanne B. Severe, M.S.,
Carol Odbert, B.S.,
Kwan Hur, Ph.D., and
Robert Gibbons, Ph.D.

Pages:167–177
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10111705

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Objective:It is unknown whether prolonged childhood exposure to stimulant medication for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk for developing abnormalities in blood pressure or heart rate. The authors examined ...

February 2012

Methylphenidate and Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events in Adults

Hedi Schelleman, Ph.D.,
Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D.,
Stephen E. Kimmel, M.D., M.S.C.E.,
Gregory W. Daniel, R.Ph., Ph.D.,
Craig Newcomb, M.S.,
James P. Guevara, M.D., M.P.H.,
Mark J. Cziraky, Pharm.D., C.L.S.,
Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H., and
Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Pages:178–185
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010125

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Methylphenidate treatment of ADHD in adults was associated with an increase in sudden death from ventricular arrhythmia, from 1 death per 1,000 person-years to 2 deaths. The effect was more marked at lower rather than higher doses, suggesting that lower ...

February 2012

Investigating the Contribution of Common Genetic Variants to the Risk and Pathogenesis of ADHD

Evangelia Stergiakouli, Ph.D.,
Marian Hamshere, Ph.D.,
Peter Holmans, Ph.D.,
Kate Langley, Ph.D.,
Irina Zaharieva, Ph.D.,
deCODE Genetics,
Psychiatric GWAS Consortium: ADHD Subgroup,
Ziarah Hawi, Ph.D.,
Lindsey Kent, M.R.C.Psych., Ph.D.,
Michael Gill, M.D., M.R.C.Psych.,
Nigel Williams, Ph.D.,
Michael J. Owen, F.R.C.Psych., Ph.D.,
Michael O'Donovan, F.R.C.Psych., Ph.D., and
Anita Thapar, F.R.C.Psych., Ph.D.

Pages:186–194
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11040551

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Objective:A major motivation for seeking disease-associated genetic variation is to identify novel risk processes. Although rare copy number variants (CNVs) appear to contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), common risk variants (...

February 2012

Genome-Wide Analysis of Copy Number Variants in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role of Rare Variants and Duplications at 15q13.3

Nigel M. Williams, Ph.D.,
Barbara Franke, Ph.D.,
Eric Mick, Sc.D.,
Richard J.L. Anney, Ph.D.,
Christine M. Freitag, M.D., M.A.,
Michael Gill, M.D., M.R.C.Psych.,
Anita Thapar, M.D., Ph.D.,
Michael C. O'Donovan, M.D., Ph.D.,
Michael J. Owen, M.D., Ph.D.,
Peter Holmans, Ph.D.,
Lindsey Kent, M.D., Ph.D.,
Frank Middleton, Ph.D.,
Yanli Zhang-James, M.D., Ph.D.,
Lu Liu, M.D.,
Jobst Meyer, Ph.D.,
Thuy Trang Nguyen, Dipl.Math.oec.,
Jasmin Romanos, M.D.,
Marcel Romanos, M.D.,
Christiane Seitz, M.D.,
Tobias J. Renner, M.D.,
Susanne Walitza, M.D.,
Andreas Warnke, M.D., Ph.D.,
Haukur Palmason, Ph.D.,
Jan Buitelaar, M.D., Ph.D.,
Nanda Rommelse, Ph.D.,
Alejandro Arias Vasquez, Ph.D.,
Ziarih Hawi, M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Kate Langley, Ph.D.,
Joseph Sergeant, Ph.D.,
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, M.D., Ph.D.,
Herbert Roeyers, M.D., Ph.D.,
Joseph Biederman, M.D.,
Irina Zaharieva, B.Sc.,
Hakon Hakonarson, M.D.,
Josephine Elia, M.D.,
Anath C. Lionel, M.Sc.,
Jennifer Crosbie, Ph.D.,
Christian R. Marshall, Ph.D.,
Russell Schachar, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,
Stephen W. Scherer, Ph.D.,
Alexandre Todorov, Ph.D.,
Susan L. Smalley, Ph.D.,
Sandra Loo, Ph.D.,
Stanley Nelson, M.D.,
Corina Shtir, Ph.D.,
Philip Asherson, M.R.C.Psych., Ph.D.,
Andreas Reif, M.D.,
Klaus-Peter Lesch, M.D., and
Stephen V. Faraone, Ph.D.

Pages:195–204
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060822

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Objective:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable psychiatric disorder. Because of its multifactorial etiology, however, identifying the genes involved has been difficult. The authors followed up on recent findings ...

February 2012

Striatal Functional Alteration During Incentive Anticipation in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

Amanda E. Guyer, Ph.D.,
Victoria R. Choate, B.A.,
Allison Detloff, B.S.,
Brenda Benson, Ph.D.,
Eric E. Nelson, Ph.D.,
Koraly Perez-Edgar, Ph.D.,
Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D.,
Daniel S. Pine, M.D., and
Monique Ernst, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:205–212
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010006

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Objective:Behavioral inhibition is an early childhood temperament recently associated with altered striatal response in adolescence to incentives of increasing magnitudes. Since early childhood behavioral inhibition is also associated with risk for ...

February 2012

Attention Bias Modification Treatment for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sharon Eldar, Ph.D.,
Alan Apter, M.D.,
Daniel Lotan, M.A.,
Koraly Perez Edgar, Ph.D.,
Reut Naim, M.A.,
Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D.,
Daniel S. Pine, M.D., and
Yair Bar-Haim, Ph.D.

Pages:213–230
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11060886

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Objective:While attention bias modification (ABM) is a promising novel treatment for anxiety disorders, clinical trial data remain restricted to adults. The authors examined whether ABM induces greater reductions in pediatric anxiety symptoms and symptom ...

Letters to the Editor

February 2012

The Impact of Internet Coverage of the March 2011 Japan Earthquake on Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: An International Perspective

Eric Bui, M.D., Ph.D.,
Rachel F. Rodgers, Ph.D.,
Christophe Herbert, M.A.,
Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.,
Naomi M. Simon, M.D., M.Sc.,
Philippe Birmes, M.D., Ph.D., and
Alain Brunet, Ph.D.

Pages:221–222
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081281

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February 2012

Conceptual Issues in Psychiatric Gene-Environment Interaction Research

Michael Pluess, Ph.D., and

Jay Belsky, Ph.D.

Pages:222–223
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111614

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Response to Pluess and Belsky Letter

Laramie E. Duncan, Ph.D., and
Matthew C. Keller, Ph.D.

Page:223
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11111614r

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Correction

February 2012

Page:223
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.169.2.223a

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Book Forum

February 2012

Classics of Community Psychiatry: Fifty Years of Public Mental Health Outside the Hospital

Richard Warner, M.B., D.P.M.

Pages:224–225
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081304

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February 2012

Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness

Robert Rosenheck, M.D.

Pages:225–226
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081217

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February 2012

Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd Edition

Charles W. Hoge, M.D.

Pages:226–227
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081202

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February 2012

Health Care Reform: A Primer for Psychiatrists

Steven S. Sharfstein, M.D.

Page:226
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11091399

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Books Received

February 2012

Page:228
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Official Actions

February 2012

APA Council Reports

Pages:229–236
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.169.2.229

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