Adrian P. Mundt, MD; Winnie S. Chow, MA, MSc; Margarita Arduino, MD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):112-118. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2433
This study explores the possible association of changes in the numbers of psychiatric hospital beds with changes in the sizes of prison populations in South America since 1990.
Andres Moreno-De-Luca, MD; David W. Evans, PhD; K. B. Boomer, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):119-126. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2147
This family-based analysis of de novo copy number variants finds significant parent-proband correlations between family background and phenotypic variability.
Garrett P. Banks, BS; Charles B. Mikell, MD; Brett E. Youngerman, MD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):127-135. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2216
This retrospective analysis describes features of anterior cingulate cortex structure and connectivity that predict clinical response to dorsal anterior cingulotomy for treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. See also the editorial by van den Heuvel.
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Response to Dorsal Anterior Cingulotomy (JAMA Psychiatry)
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Editorial
Toward Brain-Based Guidance of Clinical Practice
Odile A. van den Heuvel, MD, PhD
JAMA Psychiatry
Mark Olfson, MD, MPH; Marissa King, PhD; Michael Schoenbaum, PhD
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):136-142. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1763
This retrospective descriptive analysis reports that despite cautions concerning risks associated with long-term benzodiazepine use, especially in older patients, long-term benzodiazepine use remains common in this age group. More vigorous clinical interventions supporting judicious benzodiazepine use may be needed to decrease rates of long-term benzodiazepine use in older adults.
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Editorial
Why Are Benzodiazepines Not Yet Controlled Substances?
Nicholas Moore, MD, PhD; Antoine Pariente, MD, PhD; Bernard Bégaud, MD, PhD
JAMA Psychiatry
David P. J. Osborn, PhD; Sarah Hardoon, PhD; Rumana Z. Omar, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):143-151. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2133
This prospective cohort and risk score development study determines that risk prediction models for cardiovascular disease using body mass index and lipid levels perform better in people with severe mental illness compared with models that include only established risk factors.
Joseph A. Simonetti, MD, MPH; Jessica L. Mackelprang, PhD; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):152-159. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1760
This cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of US adolescents finds that further attention to developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to decrease firearm access in this age group is warranted to prevent suicide.
David A. Brent, MD; Nadine M. Melhem, PhD; Maria Oquendo, MD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):160-168. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2141
This prospective study found that parental history of a suicide attempt conveys a nearly 5-fold increased odds of suicide attempt in offspring at risk for mood disorder.
Gregory M. Sullivan, MD; Maria A. Oquendo, MD; Matthew Milak, MD; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):169-178. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2406
This cross-sectional study of positron emission tomography (PET) findings of brainstem raphe binding of serotonin1A in suicide attempters relates the severity of suicidal ideation to brainstem and prefrontal serotonin1A binding potential.
Jeanne M. Madden, PhD; Alyce S. Adams, PhD; Robert F. LeCates, MA; et al.
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JAMA Psychiatry. 2015;72(2):179-188. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1259
This time-series analysis reports that the effects of transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare Part D on essential treatment of serious mental illness vary by state.