American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 109
- Number 9
- March 1953
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages650–6561. Seventy-three committed patients diagnosed as having affective psychoses were divided at random into 3 treatment groups: one group received intravenous ether, one group intravenous saline, and a third group electric shock treatment. 2. Of the 37 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.650Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages662–6691. Evidence is presented to indicate that recurring manic-depressive illnesses are not inevitable. 2. "Prophylactic electroshock" prevents some recurrences, but the method requires the prolonged cooperation of the patient and is often distressing and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.662Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages674–6761. Approximately 28% of all alcoholics will drink themselves to death, 7% will regain partial control of their drinking, 3% will be able to drink moderately again, and 29% will continue to have the problem of drinking throughout their lifetime. Twenty-two ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.674Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages677–6831. The most important cultural influence affecting research methods used to study human social behavior is the cultural pattern labeled science. 2. One essential aspect of this culture pattern called science is theory. Failure to keep explicit the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.677Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages684–692A comparative serological and psychological investigation was conducted of 52 institutionalized cases of dementia paralytica. In general, it was found that the treated cases with negative spinal fluid showed a more pronounced deficit both of intelligence ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.684Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages693–6951. A case of attempted suicide by a paraplegic is presented as a case of special interest because of the extreme rarity of such reports. 2. A discussion of psychiatric problems of the paraplegic is presented with emphasis on his reactions to his ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.9.693Publication date: 01 March 1953
Pages696–698After an experimental application of electroshock a prior stressful event was disregarded—Stripped of its associative connections—in the manner consistent with the defensive operation known as isolation. Neutral events that occurred both before and after ...
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