Current Issue
- Volume 181
- Number 12
- December 2024
Editor’s Note
Editorials
Reviews and Overviews
Publication date: 21 November 2024
Pages1045–1058Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder that can become chronic and debilitating when left untreated. The most commonly recommended first-line treatments for PTSD among adults are individual trauma-focused ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230950Publication date: 21 November 2024
Pages1059–1075Anxiety disorders are a leading source of human misery, morbidity, and premature mortality. Existing treatments are far from curative for many, underscoring the need to clarify the underlying neural mechanisms. Although many brain regions contribute, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240941Articles
Publication date: 29 August 2024
Pages1076–1085Objective: Three leading neurobiological hypotheses about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) propose underconnectivity between brain regions, atypical function of the amygdala, and generally higher variability between individuals with ASD than between ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230249Publication date: 30 October 2024
Pages1086–1102Objective: Theories of amygdala function are central to our understanding of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, limited knowledge of the molecular and cellular composition of the amygdala impedes translational research aimed at ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230602Publication date: 21 November 2024
Pages1103–1111Objective: Homelessness is a serious and increasing public health concern. Childhood maltreatment and psychiatric problems have been associated with homelessness as risk factors; however, reliance on cross-sectional studies introduces ambiguity into ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230649Publication date: 30 October 2024
Pages1112–1126Objective: Discrimination exposure has a detrimental impact on mental health, increasing the risk of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. The impact discrimination exposure has on mental health is likely mediated by neural processes associated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220884