CLINICAL CONFIRMATION OF HEISTAD'S PREDICTONS

R. V. EDWARDSAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 115, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.4.363

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Reversible parkinsonism induced by ataraxics seems to be an effective treatment for schizophrenia, and appears to adhere to Heistad's predictions. If Heistad is correct, the following implications for psychiatry must be faced:

1. Submaximal physiological treatment or too rapid return of the internal environment toward normal may fail to achieve good results and may create permanent refractoriness to the treatment procedure.

2. Maximal simultaneous change of external and internal environment would be theoretically most efficacious. Waiting for several weeks after hospitalization before starting treatment may decrease a patient's chance for recovery.

3. Experiments designed to test the efficacy of any treatment procedure must be done on patients never before hospitalized or treated. Previous hospitalization or treatment would be recognized as exerting a profound influence on any present treatment procedure.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 115 • Number 4 • October 1958

Pages: 363

PubMed: 13583232

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Published in print: October 1958

Published online: 1 April 2006

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R. V. EDWARDS

Northwestern Mental Health Center, Crookston, Minn.

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CLINICAL CONFIRMATION OF HEISTAD'S PREDICTONS

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