American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 105
- Number 9
- March 1949
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages641–6521. A study of 708 Selective Service Law violators admitted to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners during World War II is presented. 2. The subjects naturally group themselves in three categories, namely, technical violators, Jehovah's Witnesses, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.641Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages653–660Rhythmic motor patterns are presented as a normal phenomenon in the infant, appearing to serve the purpose of satisfying an in stinctual need and facilitating motor and ego growth and development. Clinically, in the course of the child's use of such motor ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.653Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages661–6681. Glutamic acid accelerates both mental and physical growth in mongols. 2. Improvement in mental growth, while genuine, is not as great as in nonmongoloid retardation. 3. Improvement in physical growth, however, is striking over a 6 months' treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.661Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages669–6721. Plans to improve mental hospitals should take into consideration the role played by ward personnel. 2. Candidates for positions should be carefully screened, trained, and supervised. 3. The lessons learned by industry can be adapted to our use with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.669Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages673–681The electroencephalographic, electrocardiographic, and clinical effects of carotid sinus stimulation, unilaterally and bilaterally, were studied in 122 individuals. In every case in whom satisfactory carotid sinus compression was performed cardiac slowing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.673Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages682–685The use of carbon dioxide narcosis therapy is reported using 75 cases as a base for discussion. Statistical analysis is not attempted, but the reactions of some patients are described. The experience of 2 of the investigators who took a long series of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.682Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages686–688Malononitrile administered intravenously in doses varying from 2-4 mgms/kg body weight was of no benefit in the treatment of 9 patients who received approximately the amount of malononitrile recommended by Hydén and Hartelius. With the exception of a mild ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.105.9.686Publication date: 01 March 1949
Pages697–701(1) The character structure of patients with paranoid syndromes varied considerably and indicated that projective phenomena are seen in widely different types of personality organization. In these, there are likewise varying conflicts or constellations of ...
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