American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 105
- Number 8
- February 1949
Article
Publication date: 01 February 1949
Pages561–5661. The importance of psychiatry as a specialty has taken on increasing importance in the Armed Forces. 2. It is well recognized that all personnel must be inculcated in the dynamics of human behavior.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.8.561Publication date: 01 February 1949
Pages573–580The effect of epinephrine on the circulating white blood cells in normal and psychotic (schizophrenic and manic-depressive) subjects are shown to be similar and approximate the effects obtained on psychotic subjects after electroshock treatment. Insulin ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.8.573Publication date: 01 February 1949
Pages585–588The changes in blood sugar level, leucocyte count, and absolute lymphocyte count were studied in patients undergoing electric shock therapy. The blood sugar and white blood cell response to the injection of adrenalin was observed in 4 subjects. In all ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.8.585Publication date: 01 February 1949
Pages606–611A psychiatric examination consists of a group of experiments. The specific findings elicited must be evaluated in relation to all the other psychological, psychopathological, and physical findings, with attention to the life history and to environmental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.8.606Publication date: 01 February 1949
Pages619–622A review of the case material points up 4 significant findings: 1. The short period of residence in New York City of a large number of offenders, i.e., less than 6 months at the time of arrest. As is to be expected, the greatest metropolis in the world ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.8.619