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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 107
  • Number 12
  • June 1951

Article

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages881–889

This concludes a detailed account of 1 year's work of the speech therapist at the Mental Hygiene Clinic in Newark, N. J. Altogether about 100 patients have been tested, of whom 80 have been under regular treatment more than 3 months. This, our first year, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.881

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages894–900

"Psychotherapy" may be defined as the use of psychological means to mitigate symptoms, to resolve conflicts, and to improve generally the patient's adjustment. In doing psychotherapy, the doctor makes inferences from both the verbal and nonverbal behavior ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.894

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages901–907

1. The psychiatric symptoms and syndromes associated with Parkinson's disease are of 4 general types: (1) psychiatric diseases unrelated to Parkinsonism, (2) reactive mental disturbances, (3) psychiatric symptoms caused by medication, and (4) paroxysmal ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.901

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages908–916

1. A method for electromyographic study of the interview situation has been described. 2. In the present exploratory study, the close synchronization of physiological recording with sound-tape recording of interview content, which this method provides, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.908

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages917–925

1. All experience has its origin in sensory data, but such data are elaborated and integrated through various levels of the central nervous system. According to Foerster(22), pain should be classified as feeling and emotion rather than as sensation and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.917

Publication date: 01 June 1951

Pages926–931

1. The rate of improvement between ECT and ECT controls is not significantly different. There is a similarity between the psychological pretesting structure of both the improved ECT populations (those who were shocked and improved and those who improved ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.12.926

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