American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 2019
- Number 1
- February 2019
Articles
Publication date: 01 February 2019
Pages98–106Objective: Alcohol and cannabis misuse are related to impaired cognition. When inferring causality, four nonexclusive theoretical models can account for this association: 1) a common underlying vulnerability model; 2) a neuroplasticity model in which ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18020202.2019.1.testPublication date: 01 February 2019
Pages138–145Objective: The authors sought to clarify the etiology of the association between pregnancy and reduced risk of alcohol use disorder. Methods: The authors used data from longitudinal population-wide Swedish medical, pharmacy, and criminal registries to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18050632.2019.1.testPublication date: 01 February 2019
Pages186–195Objective: Self-harm is associated with violent offending. However, little is known about young people who engage in “dual-harm” behavior. The authors investigated antecedents, clinical features, and life characteristics distinguishing dual-harming ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18060740.2019.1.testPublication date: 01 February 2019
Pages196–207Objective: The authors created normative growth charts of amygdala functional connectivity in typically developing youths, assessed age-associated deviations of these trajectories in youths with psychosis spectrum disorders, and explored how these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040443.2019.1.testPublication date: 01 February 2019
Pages239–248Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether, controlling for genetic effects, drug abuse was transmitted within families as predicted by a contagion model. Methods: The authors examined 65,006 parent-offspring, sibling, and cousin pairs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18060637.2019.1.test