A BIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SOMATIC TREATMENTS IN PSYCHIATRY

GORDON T. HEISTADAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.6.540

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1. The view was expressed that behavioral effects of somatic treatment must occur within the context of lawful stimulus-response relationships.

2. The hypothesis was suggested that certain changes in the internal environment are included in the stimulus conditions which elicit emotional response and that somatic treatment procedures may change emotional behavior by changing the stimuli which elicit emotional responses.

3. Specific, testable predictions were derived from this theoretical point of view, and a limited number of animal experiments were discussed in relation to these predictions.

4. Possible practical applications of this point of view were suggested and discussed.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114 • Number 6 • December 1957

Pages: 540 - 545

PubMed: 13478774

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Published in print: December 1957

Published online: 1 April 2006

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GORDON T. HEISTAD

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minn.

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A BIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SOMATIC TREATMENTS IN PSYCHIATRY

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