LEVEL OF ADRENO-CORTICAL SUBSTANCE IN THE BLOOD DURING HYPOGLYCEMIC TREATMENTS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

ESTHER BOGEN TIETZ and SANFORD M. BIRNBAUMAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 99, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.1.75

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1. Chemical studies on the levels of adrenalin-cortical material in the blood show marked differences in the cases who recover from insulin shock therapy as compared with those who fail to recover.

2. The curves of recovered cases are characterized by a rising residual A-C level and a stability in the amounts present even under the stress of hypoglycemic coma and electric shock.

3. Failures are characterized by a persistently low A-C value with great susceptibility to change when shocks are applied.

4. The significance of these findings for an understanding of schizophrenia is discussed.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 99 • Number 1 • July 1942

Pages: 75 - 83

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Published in print: July 1942

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ESTHER BOGEN TIETZ

Longview State Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati.

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SANFORD M. BIRNBAUM

Longview State Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati.

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LEVEL OF ADRENO-CORTICAL SUBSTANCE IN THE BLOOD DURING HYPOGLYCEMIC TREATMENTS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

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