American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 107
- Number 4
- October 1950
Article
Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages241–250Convulsive treatment through frontal leads inhibits respiration temporarily; nonconvulsive treatment through frontal or temporopariental leads stimulates respiration. Convulsive treatment through frontal leads relieves depression but reduces awareness for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.4.241Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages251–2561. Twenty-five mothers of hospitalized schizophrenic male patients (experimental group) and 25 mothers of nonhospitalized and nonschizophrenic males (control group) were interviewed and Rorschachs administered. There was little demonstrable difference in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.4.251Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages257–2631. Twenty-two unselected male clinic epileptic patients, ages 20-52, were studied with reference to social, work, school, and marital adjustment. The interrelationships between adjustability and medical and psychological factors are presented. 2. In these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.4.257Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages264–270The organic tradition in medicine has been responsible for a narrow (physical) view of the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of essential hypertension. The psychosomatic approach does not neglect the physical problems involved but includes a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.4.264Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages271–273The members of student councils of 3 colleges and their parents volunteered for psychiatric and social work studies. They are considered as a normal group selected without any interference by the examiners. Normality is discussed, and an overall account ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.4.271Publication date: 01 October 1950
Pages279–2821. Intensive electric shock treatment was tried on a large, chronic, disturbed psychotic women's ward over a 3-month period. 2. As a result restraint was reduced roughly 90%, seclusion roughly 66%, and sedation roughly 90%. Patients in general became ...
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