AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
MAY 1998
TIPSHEET
EMBARGOED: MAY 1, 1998
Release no. 98-17
April 27, 1998
Melissa Saunders Katz
(202) 682-6142 /[email protected]
www.psych.org
Journal articles highlighted in this tipsheet are available in their entirety by calling APAFastFAX at 1-888-267-5400 and selecting the appropriate document number (listed below).
In the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry:
(Note: All Items Embargoed until May 1, 1998)
PANIC REOCCURS MORE OFTEN IN WOMEN
Women are more likely than men to experience a recurrence of their panic symptoms after panic disorder is treated, according to this joint University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Brown University study. The study reported that 82% of women experienced a recurrence of their panic symptoms over a 5-year follow-up period.
['Is the Course of Panic Disorder the Same in Women and Men', Kimberly A.
Yonkers, M.D. et. al., p. 590] APAFastFAX#6961
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES
PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR TREATMENT OF PANIC DISORDER
Interview authors of the APA's Practice Guideline for Treatment of Patients with Panic Disorder published as supplement to the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry during the week of April 27- May 1, 1998. Contact Erin Murphy, 202-682-6324 to receive a copy of the guidelines and set up a telephone interview. To obtain non-media copies of the guidelines (for inclusion in stories), copies are available to the public through the American Psychiatric Association Press, Inc. (APPI) at 800-368-5777 for $22.50.
ADHD MORE TREATABLE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN KIDS
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in African American children may resemble ADHD in Caucasian children, according to this Massachusetts General study. The study compared African American children with and without ADHD and found more similarities than differences in patterns of comorbid psychiatric disorders to those previously reported in Caucasian ADHD children. ['Clinical Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in African American Children,' Joseph Biederman, M.D., et. al, p. 696] APAFast FAX# 6962
IQ DROP DURING CHILDHOOD PREDICTS FUTURE PSYCHOSIS
Adults who experience an episode of psychosis are more likely to have had a significant drop in IQ during childhood, according to this Harvard study. Researchers at University of California, Davis and Harvard reported that the rate of psychosis at age 23 was 7 times higher among people who has experienced substantially large declines in IQ between the ages of 4 and 7 than among people without the childhood IQ drop. ['IQ Decline During Childhood and Adult Psychotic Symptoms in a Community Sample: A 19-year Longitudinal Study,' William S. Kremen, Ph.D. et. al., p.672] APAFastFAX#6963
Some Highlights From the May Special Issue of Psychiatric Services: Focus
on Women
SEXUAL HARASSMENT LINKED TO PTSD IN MILITARY WOMEN
Stress from sexual harassment was almost four times more likely to be related to subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than duty-related stress, according to this Veterans Affairs Northeast Program Evaluation Center study. The study followed more than 325 military women. ['Duty-related and Sexual Stress in the Etiology of PTSD among Women Veterans Who Seek Treatment,' Robert Rosenheck, M.D. et. al., p. 658] APA FastFAX#6964
WOMEN WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE
Women with chronic mental illness may not receive adequate preventive care such as routine breast and pelvic examinations, Pap tests, and mammogram, according to this Yale University study. Researchers in the May issue of Psychiatric Services compared preventive health care received by 47 women with serious mental illness in an urban mental health center to a group of 17 low-income women at a nearby primary care center. Women in either group who had a history of physical or sexual abuse were less likely to receive adequate care. ['Preventative Health Care for Mentally Ill Women,' Jeanne L. Steiner, D.O., et. al., p. 696] APAFastFAX#6965
NEW BOOKS FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PRESS, INC.
Abortion: Facts and Feelings-A Handbook for Women and the People Who Care About Them
Nada L. Stotland, M.D.
1998/224 pages/ISBN 0-88048-740-2/hardcover/$23.95/Order #8740
Stranger Than Fiction: When Our Minds Betray Us
Marc D. Feldman, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Feldman, M.D., with Roxenne Smith,
M.A.
1998/320 pages/ISBN 0-88048-930-8/hardcover/$23.95/Order #8930
Becoming an Adult Stepchild: Adjusting to a Parent's New Marriage
Pearl Ketover Prilik, Ph.D.
1998/160 pages/ISBN 0-88048-870-0/hardcover/$21.95/Order #8870
The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Dissociated Mind
William D. Morain, M.D.
1998/432 pages/ISBN 0-88048-864--6/hardcover/$23.95/Order # 8864
How's Your Marriage? A Book for Men and Women
Michael F. Myers, M.D.
1998/240 pages/ISBN 0-88048-695-3/hardcover/$23.95/Order #8695
What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry
Richard Roukema, M.D.
1998/408 pages/ISBN 0-88048-806-9/hardcover/$24.95/Order #8806
Media Please Note: All books listed above may be obtained by journalists at no charge by contacting Erin Murphy at 202-682-6324 (voice), e-mail
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
May - Mental Health Month - for more information check the APA website or contact Michael Roy in APA's Division of Public Affairs 202-682-6119.
May 30-June 4, 1998 - The American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada - To register for the meeting as a press person or if you would like a preliminary program with housing information, please call Erin Murphy 202-682-6324
July 31, 1998 - APA Journalism Awards entry deadline for submissions. Please contact Erin Murphy for an entry form.
The text of this tipsheet (APAFastFAX #6154) and other materials for media are available in electronic formats: www.newswise.com; Compuserve's Journalism Forum (go jforum); APA's website --www.psych.org; APAFastFAX: 888-267-5400 and select the document number to have an item faxed to you. Other APA materials for media are also available through APAFastFAX -- just call for the menu. For more information on these topics or other areas of interest, contact Erin Murphy, APA Media Assistant, (202) 682-6324, e-mail: [email protected]
The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty society, founded in 1844, whose 42,000 physician members specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.
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