American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 111
- Number 9
- March 1955
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1955
Pages659–663In this series 528 cases—the great majority of them schizophrenics—were treated with intense deep insulin coma. The functional recovery rate was between 47.4% and 71.3% among different schizophrenic groups and between 77.7% and 100% among manic-depressive ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.659Publication date: 01 March 1955
Pages664–672This study takes for granted that the welfare and recovery chances of patients in psychiatric hospitals are dependent, to a considerable extent, on the motivations and behavior of nursing service personnel. An approach to research on this problem which ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.664Publication date: 01 March 1955
Pages677–6791. Male alcoholic admissions outnumber females 4 to 1. 2. One of each 4 male alcoholic admissions comes in voluntarily. One of each 8 female alcoholic admissions does so. 3. Sixty-one per cent of all male alcoholics were classified "with psychosis"; 76% ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.677Publication date: 01 March 1955
Pages696–698A patient with barbiturate addiction and the acute withdrawal syndrome was treated successfully with Thorazine. We feel this drug warrants further clinical investigation in the treatment of drug addiction.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.696Publication date: 01 March 1955
Pages699–702A case of psychosis resulting from hypersensitivity to penicillin is reported and the literature on the topic reviewed, showing the paucity of previously reported cases. Hypotheses regarding the mechanism of action of penicillin in producing psychological ...
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