American Journal of Psychiatry Audio
American Journal of Psychiatry
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.
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This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at ww.psychiatry.org. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within this podcast is provided as-is and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or accurate.
Episodes
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Jun 1, 2016 • 14min
June 2016 Highlights
This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses nutrient-based treatments as adjuncts to antidepressants, the prevalence and characteristics of cannabis use disorder as defined in DSM-5, long-term mortality rates in women with severe postpartum psychiatric disorders, a program for children in foster care and their biological parents designed to prevent repetition of childhood maltreatment, whether the relationship between preschool poverty and school-age depression is mediated by functional brain connectivity, and the NIMH Research Domain Criteria project. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
May 1, 2016 • 13min
May 2016 Highlights
This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses a generalist model for treatment of borderline personality disorder, citalopram treatment for agitated patients with Alzheimer's dementia, buprenorphine for severe suicidal ideation and as an adjunctive treatment in cases of antidepressant nonresponse, effects of prenatal choline supplementation on early-childhood behavior problems, and mechanisms of executive system dysfunction across psychiatric disorders in youths. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Apr 1, 2016 • 18min
April 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses lurasidone for major depression with mixed features, bitemporal ECT compared with high-dose unilateral ECT given twice a week, neurocircuitry of depression with increased versus decreased appetite, attenuated psychosis syndrome, identification of distinct psychosis biotypes, and comprehensive community care for first-episode psychosis. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Mar 1, 2016 • 16min
March 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses depression following stroke; cerebral abnormalities in patients with first-episode schizophrenia; risks of poorly monitored ketamine use for depression; long-term outcomes of light therapy versus CBT for seasonal affective disorder; the reproductive safety of second-generation antipsychotics; and the effects of antipsychotic review and nonpharmacological interventions on antipsychotic use, symptoms, and mortality in nursing home residents. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Feb 1, 2016 • 12min
February 2016 Highlights
This month, Executive Editor Michael Roy discusses the risk of postpartum relapse in bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, the relation of pregnant women's defense mechanisms to later behavior in their toddlers, sequential integration of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for depression, the dose-response relationship of SSRIs, the effectiveness of clozapine versus standard antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia, and the relation of prenatal maternal depression, SSRIs, and benzodiazepines to infant neurobehavioral functioning. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Jan 1, 2016 • 19min
January 2016 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses a request for abortion by a woman with major depression and psychosis, an update on prescription opioid abuse, and a consideration of questions about MRI findings of neuropathology underlying psychiatric illness. There also is discussion of predicting response to antipsychotic drugs from baseline striatal functional connectivity, the association between obesity and ADHD, and amygdala hyperactivity during autobiographical recall as a possible trait marker of depression. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Dec 1, 2015 • 16min
December 2015 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses management of alcohol use disorder in patients requiring liver transplant, adding ziprasidone to escitalopram for treatment of depression, attention training for reducing PTSD symptoms, extended-release guanfacine for hyperactivity in autism spectrum disorder, a program for preventing anxiety disorders in offspring of anxious parents, and pregnancy complications following prenatal exposure to SSRIs or maternal psychiatric disorders. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Nov 1, 2015 • 33min
November 2015 Highlights
This month, Deputy Editor Susan K. Schultz, M.D., discusses psychiatric symptoms in Wilson's disease, interactions between inflammation and depression, circulating miRNA levels in schizophrenia, the relation of smoking status to later schizophrenia, development of posttraumatic stress disorder in Army servicemembers following traumatic brain injury, and working in the Amish culture. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Oct 1, 2015 • 15min
October 2015 Highlights
This audio program explores the role of ketamine and other NMDA antagonists as treatments for depression, and a replication study of a gene-environment interaction affecting depression risk. A study lasting four decades looked at whether ADHD in adults is a childhood-onset disorder, and another longitudinal study followed up adolescents at clinical high risk of psychosis, to see how many of them actually developed psychosis over the follow-up period. There also is discussion of a clinical trial of citicoline for cocaine dependence in bipolar I disorder. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Sep 1, 2015 • 30min
September 2015 Highlights
This audio program features a discussion of differential diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, autoimmune encephalitis in postpartum psychosis, the role of oxytocin in borderline personality disorder, neural correlates of error processing in young people exposed to severe childhood abuse, light therapy versus cognitive-behavioral therapy for seasonal affective disorder, and cognitive enhancement treatment for people with mental illness who do not respond to supported employment. Articles may be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
